# Svelgselva

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**Svelgselva**[1] is a [river](/source/River) in [Bremanger Municipality](/source/Bremanger_Municipality) in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The river originates from the lake [Hjelmevatnet](/source/Hjelmevatnet), and empties into the [Nordgulen](/source/Nordgulen) fjord at the village of [Svelgen](/source/Svelgen).

## Power generation

The river is regulated for exploitation of its [hydropower](/source/Hydropower). The four [Svelgen Hydroelectric Power Stations](/source/Svelgen_Hydroelectric_Power_Stations), which exploit the river and its neighbouring water systems, have a combined installed capacity of 107 megawatts (143,000 hp).[2]

## See also

- [List of rivers in Norway](/source/List_of_rivers_in_Norway)

## References

1. ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/779763) (in Norwegian). *Norgeskart*. [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 2025-10-12.

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