Tista, also called Tistedalselva or Tistakanalen,
is a river in
Halden
Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a List of cities in Norway, town and a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, R ...
municipality, in
Østfold
Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...
county,
Norway
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. It is the main river in the
Haldenvassdraget system and flows from
Femsjøen
Femsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Halden in Østfold county, Norway. It is the source of the river Tista.
Referencesrences
See also
*List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties ...
lake to
Iddefjorden fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...
. The river is less than 5 km long, calculated from the dam in Femsjøen to the mouth of the fjord.
References
*
Halden
Rivers of Østfold
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