# Nausta

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{{short description|River in Vestland, Norway}}
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|subdivision_name3   = [Sunnfjord Municipality](/source/Sunnfjord_Municipality)
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|source1             = Inste Langevatnet
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|mouth               = [Førdefjorden](/source/F%C3%B8rdefjorden)
|mouth_location      = [Naustdal](/source/Naustdal_(village)), [Norway](/source/Norway)
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'''Nausta'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/554486 |access-date=2025-10-26 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is a [river](/source/river) in [Sunnfjord Municipality](/source/Sunnfjord_Municipality) in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It runs through the Nausta river valley to the southwest before emptying into [Førdefjorden](/source/F%C3%B8rdefjorden) at the village of [Naustdal](/source/Naustdal_(village)) below [Kletten](/source/Kletten) Hill. The {{convert|36|km|adj=on}} long river drains a watershed area of about {{convert|276|km2}}. The river begins at the lake Inste Langevatnet in [Sunnfjord Municipality](/source/Sunnfjord_Municipality), which sits high up in the mountains at an elevation of {{convert|1390|m}} above sea level.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Nausta|Nausta|2025-10-26|Askheim|Svein|2024-11-26}}</ref>

== Salmon and sea trout fishing ==
left|thumb|250px|View of the Naustdalsfossen waterfall
The river Nausta is a small and medium-sized [salmon](/source/salmon) river. From the old bridge across the Naustdalsfossen [waterfall](/source/waterfall) salmon may be observed climbing the falls. Fishing permits may be purchased at the local petrol station or from local landowners. In 2015, the river Nausta was one of the best in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county with an annual catch of over 2000 fish weighing in at a total of {{convert|7|t|lk=on}}.<ref name="snl" />

Salmon travel {{convert|12|km}} upstream from the river mouth. The stretch from the fjord to the Hovefoss waterfall is also good for sea trout fishing. The small Redal water system contains small [salmon](/source/salmon), [sea trout](/source/sea_trout), [trout](/source/trout) and char. Small salmon and sea trout are best caught during floods.<ref name="snl" />

===Fishing season===
The salmon and sea trout season runs from 1 June until 31 August each year. The landowners have set a limit of catching one salmon under {{convert|2.5|kg}} per day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiskeregler Nausta |url=https://lakseelver.no/nb/elver/nausta/fishingrules |publisher=Lakseelver.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Catch statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!'''Year'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://lakseelver.no/nb/elver/nausta/statistics |publisher=Lakseelver.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref>||'''Salmon (kg)'''||'''Sea Trout (kg)'''
|-
|2006||2,902||240
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|2005||4,698||621
|-
|2004||2,859||277
|-
|2003||3,120||526
|-
|2002||2,910||189
|}

The record for the largest fish caught in the river Nausta was set in 1946, when a salmon weighing {{convert|23.6|kg}} was caught.

==See also==
*[List of rivers in Norway](/source/List_of_rivers_in_Norway)

==References==
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Category:Rivers of Vestland
Category:Sunnfjord Municipality
Category:Rivers of Norway

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