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