Altaelva
Sign in to saveAltaelva (; ; ) is the third-longest river in Finnmark county, Norway. The river begins in the mountains and lakes in Kautokeino Municipality, near the border with Finnmark county and Finland, just south of Reisa National Park. The long river then runs northward into Alta Municipality where it flows out into the Altafjorden in the town of Alta. The river has carved out Sautso, one of the largest canyons in Europe on its way from the high Finnmarksvidda plateau down to the sea. The villages of Kautokeino and Masi are located along the river, in addition to the town of Alta.
Key facts
- River.name
- Altaelva
- River.name_other
- Álttáeatnu / AlattionjokiKautokeinoelva
- River.image
- Altaelva canyon.JPG
- River.image_caption
- View of the Sautso canyon
- River.mapframe
- yes
- River.mapframe zoom
- 7
- River.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- River.map_caption
- Interactive map of the river
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Norway
- River.subdivision_type3
- County
- River.subdivision_name3
- Finnmark
- River.subdivision_type4
- District
- River.subdivision_name4
- Alta, Kautokeino
- River.subdivision_type5
- City
- River.subdivision_name5
- Alta
- River.discharge1_location
- Alta
- River.source1
- South of Reisa National Park near the border with Finland and Finnmark
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Altaelva canyon.JPG
- Length
- 229
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- Commons category
- Altaelva
- watershed area
- 8963
- discharge
- 101
- maximum Strahler number
- 8
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Altaelva (; ; ) is the third-longest river in Finnmark county, Norway. The river begins in the mountains and lakes in Kautokeino Municipality, near the border with Finnmark county and Finland, just south of Reisa National Park. The long river then runs northward into Alta Municipality where it flows out into the Altafjorden in the town of Alta. The river has carved out Sautso, one of the largest canyons in Europe on its way from the high Finnmarksvidda plateau down to the sea. The villages of Kautokeino and Masi are located along the river, in addition to the town of Alta.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the river was the site of the Alta controversy regarding the construction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant. The Alta power station was eventually built in 1987, creating the lake Virdnejávri on the river.
On the map
4 mapped locations