Måna

Måna Måne
The Måna River at Dale, east of Rjukan
The Måna River runs through Vestfjorddalen, from the lake Møsvatn to Tinnsjå
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Location
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
Municipalities	Tinn Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Møsvatn
• location	Tinn-Vinje border
• coordinates	59.824047°N 8.318066°E / 59.824047; 8.318066
• elevation	919 metres (3,015 ft)
Mouth	Tinnsjå
• location	Miland, Tinn
• coordinates	59.927796°N 8.799276°E / 59.927796; 8.799276
• elevation	191 metres (627 ft)
Length	32 km (20 mi)

The Måna or Måne is a river in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 32-kilometre (20 mi) river flows from the lake Møsvatn through the Vestfjorddalen valley and the town of Rjukan to the large lake Tinnsjå near the village of Miland. It is part of the Skiensvassdraget drainage basin.^[1]

The entire river has a total drop in elevation of 727 metres (2,385 ft) from Møsvatn to Tinnsjå, notably including the Rjukan Falls, a large waterfall that has also been a major tourist attraction. This area has been developed in five power stations with a total installation of 506 megawatts (679,000 hp) and a total average annual production of 2,237 gigawatt-hours (8,050 TJ). The largest power stations are Vemork and Såheim.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers in Norway

References

1. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (23 May 2023). "Måne (elv i Telemark)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2023.