Nidelva
Sign in to saveNidelva is a river in Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix elva is the Norwegian word for "the river".
Key facts
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- Trondheim - buildings near Nidelva 03.jpg
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- Nidelva in Trondheim, view downstream
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- yes
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- 9
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- Interactive map of the river
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- Country
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- Norway
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- County
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- Trøndelag
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- Municipality
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- Trondheim Municipality
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- Selbusjøen
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- Trondheim Municipality, Norway
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- Trondheimsfjorden
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- Trondheim Municipality, Norway
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- Nea-Nidelvvassdraget
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- Trondheim
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- Nidelva
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Trondheim Norwegen.JPG
- Length
- 30
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- Commons category
- Nidelva, Trøndelag
- watershed area
- 3117.98
- native label
- Nidelven
- maximum Strahler number
- 7
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Nidelva is a river in Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix elva is the Norwegian word for "the river".
==Location== The Nidelva starts at the waterfall which rises from , a small lake located just below Selbusjøen, the largest lake in the southern part of Trøndelag County. The Nidelva runs north through Klæbu, then to Tiller, and then through the city of Trondheim before reaching Trondheimsfjord by the island of Brattøra near Trondheim Central Station. The Nidelva is at its deepest at the Trongfossen, a deep ravine in the village of Klæbu. There are six hydro-electric power stations along the river. The Nidelva forms the last part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed. The Nea River is a tributary which empties into Selbusjøen, which in turn flows into the Nidelva.
On the map
6 mapped locations