Sverka is a small
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
in the municipality of
Namsos
( sma, Nåavmesjenjaelmie) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Kli ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county,
Norway
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. It flows from the lakes called
Finnvollvatnet and
Furudalsvatnet northeast past the
Sverkmoen
Sverkmoen is a farming area in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is west of the village of Namdalseid, between the lake Øyungen and the river Sverka which flows through a flat landscape
A landscape is the vis ...
area to the lake
Øyungen. At Øyungen, it joins the river
Øyensåa which continues until it joins with the
Ferja river. There, it becomes the river
Årgårdselva which flows to the
Namsenfjorden. There is good
salmon
Salmon () is the common name
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fishing in the lower parts of the river. The river system is about long.
See also
*
List of rivers in Norway
References
Namsos
Rivers of Trøndelag
Rivers of Norway
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