Sjoa
Sjoa is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The long river runs through Vågå Municipality and Sel Municipality and it provides the outlet from lake Gjende at Gjendesheim in the Jotunheimen mountains of Norway's Jotunheim National Park. The river flows eastward through the Sjodalen valley and Heidal valley into the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the village of Sjoa.
Key facts
- River.name
- Sjoa
- River.image
- Sjoa (2005).jpg
- River.image_caption
- View of the river (2005) thumb|The river during summer.
- River.mapframe zoom
- 8
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Norway
- River.subdivision_type2
- County
- River.subdivision_name2
- Innlandet
- River.subdivision_type3
- Municipalities
- River.subdivision_name3
- Vågå Municipality and Sel Municipality
- River.source1
- Gjende lake
- River.source1_location
- Gjendesheim, Vågå Municipality
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- Rafting, kayaking and fishing
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Sjoa is a river in Innlandet county, Norway. The long river runs through Vågå Municipality and Sel Municipality and it provides the outlet from lake Gjende at Gjendesheim in the Jotunheimen mountains of Norway's Jotunheim National Park. The river flows eastward through the Sjodalen valley and Heidal valley into the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the village of Sjoa.
South of the village of Randsverk, the river flows through Ridderspranget which is a ravine named after a Norwegian myth.
On the map
4 mapped locations