Lygna
Name otherLyngdalselva[1]
Storåni[2]
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
DistrictLister Region
MunicipalityLyngdal Municipality, Hægebostad Municipality
Length82.2 km
Discharge1 avg35.9 m3/s (1,270 cu ft/s)
Source 1Øyvassheia
Source1 locationHægebostad Municipality, Agder, Norway
Source1 coordinates58°39′19″N 07°06′59″E
Source1 elevation909 m (2,982 ft)
MouthAlleen
Mouth locationLyngdal Municipality, Agder, Norway
Mouth coordinates58°08′32″N 07°02′58″E
Mouth elevation0 m (0 ft)
Basin size667.08 km²

Lygna[1] or Lyngdalselva[1] is a river in Agder county, Norway. The 82.2-kilometre (51.1-mile) river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, through the Lyngdalen valley to the municipality of Lyngdal to its mouth at Alleen, where it runs into Lyngdalsfjorden. Lygna has a discharge of 35.9 cubic metres per second (1,270 cu ft/s), and a drainage basin covering 664.3 square kilometres (256.5 sq mi).[3] The river is called the Storåni north of the lake Lygne. The river passes the villages of Tingvatn, Snartemo, and Kvås as well as the town of Lyngdal.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Norgeskart. Kartverket. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn: Storåni" (in Norwegian). Norgeskart. Kartverket. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  3. ^ "NVA Atlas". Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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