Gaula (Vestland)

Gaula River
Gaula river at the entrance to Viksdalsvatnet
Gaula (Vestland) is located in Vestland
Gaula (Vestland)
Location of the river
Gaula (Vestland) is located in Norway
Gaula (Vestland)
Gaula (Vestland) (Norway)
Location
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
MunicipalitiesSunnfjord Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceGaularfjellet mountains
 • locationHaukedalen, Norway
 • coordinates61°27′08″N 6°34′11″E / 61.45230°N 6.56982°E / 61.45230; 6.56982
 • elevation775 metres (2,543 ft)
2nd sourceGaularfjellet mountains
 • locationSogndal, Norway
 • coordinates61°21′18″N 6°26′45″E / 61.35498°N 6.44588°E / 61.35498; 6.44588
 • elevation932 metres (3,058 ft)
MouthDalsfjorden
 • location
Sunnfjord, Norway
 • coordinates
61°22′01″N 5°40′54″E / 61.36704°N 5.68171°E / 61.36704; 5.68171
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length63 km (39 mi)
Basin size626 km2 (242 sq mi)

The Gaula is a river located in the Sunnfjord region of Vestland county, Norway. The 63-kilometre (39 mi) long river is the central part of the Gaularvassdraget watershed basin which covers about 626 square kilometres (242 sq mi) across the municipalities of Sunnfjord and Sogndal. The river is a good salmon fishing river.[1][2] The river runs across the whole municipality of Gaular, and the river is the namesake of the municipality.

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Gaularvassdraget" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. ^ "Gaula river" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-08-06.