Virvasselva / Virvassåga | |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name3: | Rana Municipality |
Length: | 21km (13miles) |
Source1: | Virvatnet |
Source1 Location: | Rana, Norway |
Source1 Coordinates: | 66.31°N 15.4033°W |
Mouth: | Ranelva |
Mouth Location: | Rana, Norway |
Mouth Coordinates: | 66.4467°N 15.1317°W |
Progression: | Ranelva |
or is a river in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The river flows out of the eastern part of the lake Virvatnet. The stream Boneselva meets Virvasselva about east of the lake Virvatnet. This is a large, continuous, very rich and untouched wetland area with tarns, rivers, marshes, and very tight vegetation. Virvasselva has a good population of Arctic char.
After about, the river Virvasselva reaches a pumping station where most of the water is diverted through a tunnel to flow west to supply the Rana power station. The much smaller river then continues north and meets the main river Ranelva at Elvmøtheia in the Dunderland Valley.[1]