Anarjohka (, or ''Anarjohka'', , ) is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of
Tana River. It is about long, with a
drainage area
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of about .
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'' Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat'' The
mean discharge at the mouth is about .
The lower part of the river runs along the
Finnish–Norwegian border. The border continues along the Anarjohka's tributary
Skiehččanjohka, while the upper part of the river lies within the eponymous
Anárjohka national park
Anárjohka National Park (, ) is a national park that lies in Karasjok Municipality and Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The park was opened in 1976 and is in area. It borders on Lemmenjoki National Park in Finland. A process ...
in Norway.
The river has its sources at Lulit Bissovárri, at an elevation of in
Kautokeino Municipality
Kautokeino (; ; ; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Kautokeino (village), village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other villag ...
in
Finnmark
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county,
Norway
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, in the far south of the
Finnmarksvidda
Finnmarksvidda (; ) is Norway's largest plateau, with an area greater than . The plateau lies about above sea level. Approximately 36% of Finnmark lies on the Finnmarksvidda.
Geography
From Alta Municipality in the west to the Varanger Peni ...
plateau, in the southwestern parts of
Anárjohka National Park
Anárjohka National Park (, ) is a national park that lies in Karasjok Municipality and Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The park was opened in 1976 and is in area. It borders on Lemmenjoki National Park in Finland. A process ...
. From there it flows towards the northeast through the national park, until it turns towards the east and joins the tributary Skiehččanjohkka and the border with Finland, where
Lemmenjoki National Park is situated on the opposite side. After
Basevuovdi the river turns north, and its largest tributary, the
Goššjohka, joins it from the west. The only bridge over the Anarjohka is located at the Finnish village of
Karigasniemi. At this border crossing the Norwegian and Finnish national highways meet, both numbered 92. At Raidesuolu, about further north, and some east of the
village of Karasjok, the Anarjohka flows into the river
Karasjohka
, , or is a river in Finnmark county, Norway. The long river runs through Kautokeino Municipality and Karasjok Municipality. It is one of the most important rivers that drains the Finnmarksvidda plateau. It flows into the famous salmon-fishing ...
, and together the two rivers form the Tana River.
Karigasniemi, with some 300 inhabitants, is the only settlement of some size along the river. On the Norwegian side, between the border bridge and north to the confluence with Karasjohka, lie the villages of Dorvonjárga and Gámehisnjárga. South of Karigasniemi, the area surrounding the river is very sparsely populated. There are small villages at (from north to south) Iškorasjohka, Jorgastak, and Basevuovdi on the Norwegian side, and at Kuoppaniva, Vuobmaved, and
Angeli on the Finnish side. Angeli, which lies opposite Basevouvdi on the Norwegian side, is the largest settlement along the river south of Karigasniemi. Upstream from Basevuovdi / Angeli there are no settlements at all.
Like the Tana, the Anarjohka is a very good river for
salmon
Salmon (; : salmon) are any of several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera ''Salmo'' and ''Oncorhynchus'' of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native ...
fishing.
See also
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List of rivers of Norway
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List of rivers of Finland
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Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...
References
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Tana River basin (Norway)
Border rivers
Rivers of Finland
Karasjok
Kautokeino
International rivers of Europe
Finland–Norway border