Norwegian watercourse network

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The Norwegian watercourse network is the interconnected system of rivers, lakes, and streams across Norway that underpins the country’s hydropower production, freshwater ecosystems, and water management.

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Norwegian watercourse network canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrological network
watercourse system
characterizedBy high runoff per capita
numerous waterfalls
steep river gradients
component fjords (as river outlets)
glacial rivers
lakes
rivers
streams
country Norway
drainsInto Barents Sea
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
ecologicalRole habitat for Atlantic salmon
habitat for brown trout
support of wetland ecosystems
hasFeature large regional variation in flow regimes
many protected watercourses
influencedBy glacial melt
precipitation patterns in Norway
snowmelt
locatedIn Northern Europe
Scandinavia
majorLake Bandak
Femunden
Mjøsa
linked to: Mjøsa Lake

Røssvatnet
Snåsavatnet
Tunnsjøen
Tyrifjorden
majorRiver Altaelva
Drammenselva
Glomma
Lågen
Namsen
Nidelva (Agder)
Numedalslågen
Orkla
Pasvikelva
Tanaelva
Vefsna
managedUnder EU Water Framework Directive (via EEA agreement)
regulatedBy Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
Norwegian hydropower licensing system
supports drinking water supply in Norway
flood control measures in Norway
freshwater ecosystems in Norway
hydropower production in Norway
irrigation in Norway
threatenedBy climate change
hydropower regulation
pollution (locally)
usedFor fisheries
hydropower generation
navigation (locally)
recreation

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Haldenvassdraget partOf Norwegian watercourse network
subject linked to: Haldenvassdraget watercourse