Helgåa
Encyclopedia
Helgåa is a river
in the municipality of Verdal
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The river begins at the lake Veresvatnet
and runs through the valley Helgådalen for about 44 kilometres (27.3 mi) to Holmen in the village of Vuku
, where it merges with the river Inna
to create the river Verdalselva
. At Granfossen there is a fish ladder
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the municipality of Verdal
Verdal
Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The river begins at the lake Veresvatnet
Veresvatnet
Veresvatnet or Veressjøen is a lake in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies in the eastern part of the municipality, just west of the border with Sweden and just south of Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park...
and runs through the valley Helgådalen for about 44 kilometres (27.3 mi) to Holmen in the village of Vuku
Vuku
Vuku is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the Helgåa and Inna rivers where they become the Verdalselva river. The village is about west of Vera and about east of the municipal center of Verdalsøra. The village has a...
, where it merges with the river Inna
Inna (Verdal)
Inna is a river that flows through the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river begins in the east at the lake Innsvatnet, located near the border to Sweden, and it runs west to Vuku at the confluence of the rivers Inna and Helgåa, which together become the river...
to create the river Verdalselva
Verdalselva
Verdalselva is a long river in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river begins at Holmen in the village of Vuku at the confluence of the rivers Inna and Helgåa. The river Inna drains the lake Innsvatnet near the Swedish border and the river Helgåa runs from the...
. At Granfossen there is a fish ladder
Fish ladder
A fish ladder, also known as a fishway, fish pass or fish steps, is a structure on or around artificial barriers to facilitate diadromous fishes' natural migration. Most fishways enable fish to pass around the barriers by swimming and leaping up a series of relatively low steps into the waters on...
.