Eidselva

Eidselva lies in Nome municipality in Vestfold og Telemark County, Norway. It rises in Flåvatn, and runs into Norsjø in Ulefoss. The river is part of Skiensvassdraget, and an important part of the Telemark Canal. On the stretch from Ulefoss to Flåvatn there are six sluices (14 sluicegates), with a total rise of around 57 metres (187 ft). In the river, there are four hydroelectric power stations: Eidsfoss, Vrangfoss, Ulefoss and Aall-Ulefoss.[1]

For other places named Eidselva, see Eidselva (disambiguation)

References
  1. Eidselva – elv i Nome (in Norwegian), Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 22 March 2013

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