| Etna Etne | |
|---|---|
 View of the Etna river, slightly north of therock carvings at Møllerstufossen | |
  Location of the river Show map of Innlandet Etna (river) (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| Municipalities | Etnedal andNordre Land |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stortjernet lake |
| • location | Øystre Slidre,Norway |
| • coordinates | 61°18′38″N9°14′47″E / 61.310515°N 9.246282°E /61.310515; 9.246282 |
| • elevation | 1,140 metres (3,740 ft) |
| Mouth | Dokka river |
• location | Dokka,Nordre Land,Norway |
• coordinates | 60°49′44″N10°03′32″E / 60.8288811°N 10.058755°E /60.8288811; 10.058755 |
• elevation | 140 metres (460 ft) |
| Length | 106 km (66 mi) |
| Basin size | 928.7 km2 (358.6 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 12.57 m3/s (444 cu ft/s) |
Etna orEtne is ariver in theValdres region ofInnlandet county,Norway. The 106-kilometre (66 mi) long river flows through the municipalities ofØystre Slidre,Nord-Aurdal,Etnedal, andNordre Land before joining the riverDokka at the village ofDokka inNordre Land Municipality. Soon after the confluence of those two rivers, they join theRandsfjorden (a long, narrow inland lake).[1]
The river begins near the mountainsSkaget andLangsua inside theLangsua National Park. It then flows in a southerly direction. Much of the river runs through the Etnedalen valley (the namesake of the municipality ofEtnedal). The river runs through the village ofBruflat and then shortly after this, it begins heading in a more easterly direction. The river was formally protected from hydropower development by the government in 1993.[1]
