Eio | |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name3: | Eidfjord Municipality |
Length: | 2.1km (01.3miles) |
Source1: | Lake Eidfjord |
Source1 Location: | Eidfjord, Norway |
Source1 Coordinates: | 60.4574°N 7.0935°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 17.5m (57.4feet) |
Mouth: | Eid Fjord |
Mouth Location: | Eidfjord, Norway |
Mouth Coordinates: | 60.4695°N 7.0702°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 1174km2 |
The Eio is a short but powerful river in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.[1] [2] It runs from Lake Eidfjord into Eid Fjord[3] and is 2.1km (01.3miles) long. The river is the lowermost part of the Eidfjord river system, which, in addition to the Eio, includes the Bjoreio and Veig rivers, which flow into Lake Eidfjord.[1] The river system has a drainage basin of 1174km2[4] and a length of 78.5km (48.8miles) reckoned from the furthest source of the Bjoreio on the Hardanger Plateau to the mouth of the Eio in the fjord.