Rottnan Explained

Rottnan / Rotna
Pushpin Map:Sweden#Norway
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the river
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Name1:Norway, Sweden
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Innlandet, Värmland
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Subdivision Name3:Åsnes, Grue, Torsby, Sunne
Length:110km (70miles)[1]
Discharge1 Avg:12.9m3/s[2]
Discharge1 Max:63m3/s
Source1:Helveteskjelda
Source1 Location:Åsnes, Norway
Source1 Coordinates:60.5502°N 12.4226°W
Mouth:Fryken
Mouth Location:Rottneros, Sweden
Mouth Coordinates:59.7933°N 13.13°W
Basin Size:960km2

or is a 110km (70miles) long river in Norway and Sweden. The river starts south of Hof Finnskog in Solør, Norway and discharges into lake Fryken at Rottneros in Värmland, Sweden. The river passes through the municipalities of Åsnes and Grue in Innlandet county, Norway and through the municipalities of Torsby and Sunne in Värmland County in Sweden.[3]

Rottnan used to have three waterfalls close to the mouth in Fryken. Rottnafallet was the last and tallest at height. The waterfalls were built in 1927 for hydroelectric power. The name Rottnan comes from the old Swedish word Rotn which means "the roaring".

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Rottnan . . Swedish . 2010-07-14.
  2. Web site: SMHI .
  3. Encyclopedia: Rotna . . . 2020-01-06 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2022-03-13.