Editing Rauma (river)

{{short description|River in Central Norway}}
{{Infobox river
|name                = Rauma
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|subdivision_name1   = [[Norway]]
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|subdivision_name2   = [[Møre og Romsdal]], [[Innlandet]]
|subdivision_type3   = Municipalities
|subdivision_name3   = [[Rauma Municipality]], [[Lesja Municipality]]
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|source1             = [[Lesjaskogsvatnet]]
|source1_location    = [[Lesja Municipality]]
|source1_coordinates = {{coord|62.22835|8.367183|region:NO}}
|source1_elevation   = {{convert|611|m}}
|mouth               = [[Romsdalsfjorden]]
|mouth_location      = [[Åndalsnes]], [[Rauma Municipality]]
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The '''Rauma'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/374150 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a [[river]] that runs through the [[Romsdalen]] valley in [[Møre og Romsdal]] and [[Innlandet]] counties in [[Norway]]. It runs for {{convert|68|km}} from the lake [[Lesjaskogsvatnet]] in [[Lesja Municipality]] (in Innlandet county), through the valley all the way to the town of [[Åndalsnes]] in [[Rauma Municipality]] (in Møre og Romsdal county) where it empties into the [[Romsdalsfjorden]]. The river was once famous for its [[salmon]]-fishing, but since an infection with ''[[Gyrodactylus salaris]]'' only 5 to 10% of the original stock survives. This, however, has begun to recover rapidly after a successful revitalisation project. The salmon runs up to the ''[[Slettafossen]]'', a {{convert|16|m|adj=on}} high combination of [[waterfall]]s and rapids more than {{convert|42|km}} upriver from the [[estuary]].

The Rauma River and its valley are regarded as one of the most beautiful in Norway. The river runs very clear with a green tint and the mountains tower some {{convert|1500|to|1800|m}} above the river in the lower and middle parts of the valley. The [[Reinheimen National Park]] and the [[Trollveggen]] cliff are both located along the southwestern shores of the river through the municipality of Rauma.  The ''[[Romsdalsalpene]]'' mountains surround the river and the valley, including the mountains [[Store Trolltinden]], [[Store Venjetinden]], [[Trollryggen]], and [[Romsdalshornet]]. The [[Rauma Line]] railroad follows the river through the valley on its way north to Åndalsnes. The railroad crosses the river on the [[Kylling Bridge]] at the village of [[Verma, Møre og Romsdal|Verma]].

The Rauma was classified as a protected watercourse in 1992, and the only main tributary affected by [[hydroelectric power]] is the Verma River with the over {{convert|300|m|adj=on}} [[Vermafossen]] falls. The biggest tributaries are the [[Ulvåa]] and [[Istra River (Romsdal)|Istra]]. The Istra runs through the Ister Valley, well known for [[Trollstigen]] Road in its upper parts.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Rauma_-_elv|Rauma (elv)|2025-03-30|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-26}}</ref>

The origins of the name ''Rauma'' are unknown.

==Media gallery==
<gallery>
File:63a-2770 Stuguflåtbrua 2004 SRS.jpg|Stuguflåt Bridge
File:Kylling bru 08062008.JPG|[[Kylling Bridge]]
File:Aandalsnes fra kjerringplassen.jpg|Mouth of the river at [[Åndalsnes]]
File:Rauma Romsdal.jpg|Close up picture of the river
File:Romsdalen.jpg|Mountains surrounding the river valley
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of rivers in Norway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Rauma River}}

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[[Category:Rauma, Norway]]
[[Category:Rivers of Innlandet]]
[[Category:Rivers of Møre og Romsdal]]


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