Sira is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in southwestern

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 ...

. The long river flows begins in the Sirdalsheiane mountains near the borders of

Agder Agder is a counties of Norway, county () and districts of Norway, traditional region in the southern part of Norway and is coextensive with the Southern Norway region. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Au ...

and

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

counties. The headwaters of the river is the lake Ytre Storevatnet and it flows south through the Sirdalen valley in the municipalities of Sirdal and

Flekkefjord Flekkefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Lister Region, Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the ...

. The river flows through the large lakes

Sirdalsvatnet Sirdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord in Agder county, Norway. The lake is about long running from the village of Tonstad in the north to the village of Sira in the south. The lake is about wide at its wid ...

and

Lundevatnet Lundevatn, or Lundevatnet,The suffix "''-et''" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence ''Lundevatnet'' is equivalent to "the Lundevatn." Both forms can be found in English language text. is a lake on the border ...

before heading south on the Agder/Rogaland county border. At the village of

Åna-Sira Åna-Sira is a village in southwestern Norway, sitting mostly in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, but a small portion lies in Flekkefjord municipality in Agder county. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sira where it flows s ...

the river empties into the Åna fjord. The river runs through several large villages such as

, Sira,

Tonstad Tonstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sirdal in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Sirdalsvatnet in the Sirdalen valley. The village has a population (2015) of 874, giving the villa ...

, Lunde, and Kvæven. The river drains the watershed. The

Tonstad Hydroelectric Power Station Tonstad Power Station (''Tonstad kraftverk'') is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality of Sirdal in Agder county, Norway. The station is in Tonstad, at the northern end of the lake Sirdalsvatnet. It has a total installed ca ...

is powered by water from the

waterfall 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 seve ...

s along this river.

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Aana-Sira.jpg, View at Åna-Sira 20110807 10 Tonstad.jpg, View near Tonstad Bakke bro.JPG, Bakke bridge over the river

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Sirdal Flekkefjord Sokndal Rivers of Agder Rivers of Rogaland Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub

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