Eio (river)

The Eio is a short but powerful river in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.[1][2] It runs from Lake Eidfjord into Eid Fjord[3] and is 2.1 kilometers (1.3 mi) long. The river is the lowermost part of the Eidfjord river system, which, in addition to the Eio, includes the Bjoreio and Veig rivers, which flow into Lake Eidfjord.[1] The river system has a drainage basin of 1,174 square kilometers (453 sq mi)[4] and a length of 78.5 kilometers (48.8 mi) reckoned from the furthest source of the Bjoreio on the Hardanger Plateau to the mouth of the Eio in the fjord.

Eio
Location of the river
Eio (river) (Norway)
Location
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
MunicipalitiesEidfjord Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Eidfjord
  locationEidfjord, Norway
  coordinates60.45743°N 7.093455°E / 60.45743; 7.093455
  elevation17.5 m (57 ft)
MouthEid Fjord
  location
Eidfjord, Norway
  coordinates
60.469451°N 7.070206°E / 60.469451; 7.070206
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Basin size1,174 km2 (453 sq mi)

See also

References

  1. "Eio". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. "Eio, Eidfjord (Hordaland)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  3. Helleland, Botolv (1982). "History in the Place-Names of a Fjord Community in the West of Norway (Eidfjord)". Journal of Historical Geography. 9 (4): 131.
  4. Edvardsen, Siss-May; Svegården, Jostein (2005). Flaumsonekart, delprosjekt Eidfjord (PDF). Oslo: Noregs vassdrags- og energidirektorat. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2018.


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