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Snarumselva is a river in
Ramfoss Power Station utilizes a fall of . Operation began on July 27, 1961, and the plant was expanded June 20, 1970.
The power plant is operated by Midt Nett Buskerud AS and is owned by Modum municipality (36.35%), Krødsherad municipality (18.17%), Sigdal municipality (9.48%) and Buskerud county (36%).
The Kaggefoss waterfall is tall, at above sea level. The terrain nearby mostly consists of closed broad-leaved deciduous forests.
Kaggefoss Power Plant (''Kaggefoss kraftstasjon'') is located on the falls. It became operational in 1951 and was upgraded in 1999. The power station belongs to EB Power AS, a subsidiary of Energy Buskerud.
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...
county, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. It flows north to south from Krøderen, a lake in Krødsherad
Krødsherad (''Krødsherad kommune'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Noresund. The municipality of Krødsherad was establ ...
municipality, to Geithus, a village in Modum
Modum is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The area has a long tradition of ...
municipality, where it joins the Drammenselva
Drammenselva () is a river in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, southeastern Norway.
Location
Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about and a Discharge (hydrology), discharge of per second. Drammen R ...
river. The total length of Snarumselva is about and the total altitude loss is about .
There are two hydroelectric power plants along Snarumselva, both located on natural waterfalls
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several ...
. The first is Ramfoss Power Plant, located on Ramfoss approximately south of the head of the river at Krøderen. The second, Kaggefoss Power Plant, is located on Kaggefoss, approximately two kilometres north of the terminus at Geithus. The portion of the river that runs from Kaggefoss to the terminus at Geithus is also sometimes called Kista.
Ramfoss
Ramfoss Power Station utilizes a fall of . Operation began on July 27, 1961, and the plant was expanded June 20, 1970.
The power plant is operated by Midt Nett Buskerud AS and is owned by Modum municipality (36.35%), Krødsherad municipality (18.17%), Sigdal municipality (9.48%) and Buskerud county (36%).
Kaggefoss
The Kaggefoss waterfall is tall, at above sea level. The terrain nearby mostly consists of closed broad-leaved deciduous forests.
Kaggefoss Power Plant (''Kaggefoss kraftstasjon'') is located on the falls. It became operational in 1951 and was upgraded in 1999. The power station belongs to EB Power AS, a subsidiary of Energy Buskerud.
References
Rivers of Buskerud Hydroelectric power stations in Norway Waterfalls of Norway {{Norway-river-stub