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Lakselva

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Main source
  
Finnmarksvidda

Basin size
  
1,539 km (594 sq mi)

Source
  
Finnmarksvidda

Country
  
Norway

River mouth
  
Lakselv

Length
  
103 km

Mouth
  
Lakselv

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Native name
  
Leavdnjajohka Lemmijoki

Discharge
  
Average rate: 26.93 m/s (951 cu ft/s)

Lakselva (Northern Sami: Leavdnjajohka; Kven: Lemmijoki) is a river in Finnmark county in northern Norway. It begins in Karasjok Municipality runs north through Porsanger Municipality into the Porsangerfjorden, a fjord off of the Barents Sea. The 103-kilometre (64 mi) long river runs past the village of Lakselv. The European route E06 highway runs along the river for much of its course.

Map of Lakselva, Porsanger, Norway

References

Lakselva Wikipedia