The Sjoa is a

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county,

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. The long river runs through the municipalities of Vågå and Sel and it provides the outlet from lake Gjende at Gjendesheim in the

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mountains of

's Jotunheim National Park. The river flows eastward through the Sjodalen valley and Heidal valley into the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the village of Sjoa. South of the village of Randsverk, the river flows through ''Ridderspranget'' which is a

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" catarafts", on 24 July 2010 (a national newspaper claimed that at that time the level of the river was above a safe level for rafting).

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, July 25, 2010 page 10 There are several companies offering rafting, kayaking, riverboarding and other activities in Sjoa and the surrounding area. Some parts of the river are impossible to raft. Some parts are blocked by large rocks which the river flows underneath. These areas are considered "death traps" by the local commercial rafting providers.

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Sjoa Raftingsenter NWR
Rafting and riverboarding in the Sjoa area.
Heidal Rafting
White Water River Adventures in the Sjoa River in Norway
Sjoa Rafting
White Water River Adventures in Norway.
GoRafting.no
White Water River Adventures in the Sjoa River
Sjoafestivalen
Festival in and by Sjoa Vågå Sel Rivers of Innlandet {{Norway-river-stub