Bjøllåga
Bjøllåga or Bjellåga (Norwegian) or Biellok or Biellok-jåhkå (Lule Sami)[1] (literally: Bell River) is a river in Nordland county, Norway. It flows from the lake Nordre Bjøllåvatnet in Saltdal Municipality, through the valley of Bjøllådalen in the Saltfjellet mountains, within the Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park, and joins with the river Ranelva in Rana Municipality.[2][3][4]
| Bjøllåga (Norwegian) Bjøllåga (Norwegian) Biellok (Lule Sami) Biellok-jåhkå (Lule Sami) | |
|---|---|
 View of the river | |
  Location of the river  Bjøllåga (Norway) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| Municipalities | Rana, Saltdal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Nordre Bjøllåvatnet |
| ⁃ location | Saltdal, Norway |
| ⁃ coordinates | 66.79522°N 15.0089°E |
| ⁃ elevation | 706 metres (2,316 ft) |
| Mouth | River Ranelva |
⁃ location | Rana, Norway |
⁃ coordinates | 66.50991°N 14.96887°E |
⁃ elevation | 177 metres (581 ft) |
| Length | 58.5 km (36.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 375 km2 (145 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 14.2 m3/s (500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Ranavassdraghet |
References
- "Stadnamn og skrivemåten for stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bjøllåga". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Bjøllådalen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
- Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Nordre Bjøllåvatnet". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
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