Lygna Explained

Lygna
Name Other:Lyngdalselva
Storåni
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Norway
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Agder
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Lister Region
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Lyngdal, Hægebostad
Length:82.2km (51.1miles)
Discharge1 Avg:35.9m3/s
Source1:Øyvassheia
Source1 Location:Hægebostad, Agder, Norway
Source1 Coordinates:58.6553°N 7.1164°W
Source1 Elevation:909m (2,982feet)
Mouth:Alleen
Mouth Location:Lyngdal, Agder, Norway
Mouth Coordinates:58.1422°N 7.0494°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:667.08km2

Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The 82.2km (51.1miles) river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen, where it runs into Lyngdalsfjorden. Lygna has a discharge of, and a drainage basin covering .[1] The river is called the Storåni north of the lake Lygne. The river passes the villages of Tingvatn, Snartemo, and Kvås as well as the town of Lyngdal.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NVA Atlas . . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120059/http://atlas.nve.no/SilverlightViewer/?Viewer=NVEAtlas . 2015-06-26 .
  2. Web site: Lygna. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2016-08-11.