Målselva
View of the Målselva river
Målselva is located in Troms og Finnmark
Målselva
Location of the river
Målselva is located in Norway
Målselva
Målselva (Norway)
Location
CountryNorway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
MunicipalitiesMålselv Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLille Rostavatn
  locationRostadnes, Målselv, Troms og Finnmark
  coordinates69°01′18″N 19°30′53″E / 69.0218°N 19.5148°E / 69.0218; 19.5148
  elevation102 metres (335 ft)
MouthMalangen fjord
  location
Målsnes, Målselv, Troms og Finnmark
  coordinates
69°18′23″N 18°31′29″E / 69.3065°N 18.5248°E / 69.3065; 18.5248
  elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length140 km (87 mi)
Basin size6,144 km2 (2,372 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemMålselvvassdraget
Tributaries 
  leftBarduelva

The Målselva is a river in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 140-kilometre (87 mi) long river flows through the Målselvdalen valley and then empties into the Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord. The municipality and the valley through which the river runs are both named after the river.

The smaller rivers Divielva, Tamokelva, and Rostaelva converge near the Lille Rostavatn lake to form the Målselva river. Later, the river Barduelva joins it near Fossmoen and Bardufoss. The river drains a watershed of 6,144 square kilometres (2,372 sq mi).[1] The Målselva river passes by the main villages of Bardufoss, Andselv, and Skjold.

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Målselva" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  • Media related to Målselva at Wikimedia Commons


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