Tovdalselva

Historie

Tovdalselva is long and is one of the longest rivers in Southern Norway. The river flows through Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties from the mountains on the northeast side of the Setesdal valley in Valle municipality southwards until it reaches the sea at the Tofdalsfjorden between Hamresanden and Kjevik in Kristiansand. The upper reaches of the river include many lakes such as the Herefossfjorden and the Straumsfjorden . It drains about in territory and the highest point in the watershed is above sea level. The drainage basin includes parts or all of the following municipalities: Fyresdal, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Åmli, Froland, Grimstad, Birkenes, Iveland, Lillesand, and Kristiansand.