Kvina Explained

Kvina
Name Other:Kvine
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Norway
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Agder
Length:152km (94miles)
Discharge1 Location:Fedafjorden
Discharge1 Avg:32m3/s
Source1:Rjuven
Source1 Location:Setesdalsheiene, Valle, Norway
Source1 Coordinates:59.2194°N 7.2614°W
Source1 Elevation:1418m (4,652feet)
Mouth:Fedafjorden
Mouth Location:Liknes, Kvinesdal, Norway
Mouth Coordinates:58.2722°N 6.8892°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:1452.43km2

Kvina is a river in Southern Norway. The 152km (94miles) long river begins in the Setesdalsheiene mountains in the municipality of Valle in Agder county and it flows south, along the former Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder county border, through the Kvinesdalen valley, and emptying into the Fedafjorden, just south of Liknes in Kvinesdal municipality. The river has a 1452.43km2 watershed. The river is rich in fish. In 2014, about 1.02t of salmon was caught in the river Kvina. The river runs through the villages of Netland, Storekvina, and Liknes.

Power generation

The river passes through a number of lakes that are regulated for hydropower including the Roskreppfjorden, Øyarvatn, Kvifjorden, and Homstølvatnet. The hydropower is utilized in several power stations along the river. The largest is the Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station in Sirdal. Water from the river is piped through a 7km (04miles) long pipe to the plant. About half of the water is transferred out of the Kvina to the Tonstad plant. The river had an average water flow of before the regulation of the water, and since then the river has an average flow of .[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Kvina . Store norske leksikon. Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Ragnar . Heggstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Norwegian. 22 November 2012.