Melkedal (Litlevatn)

Hydrological station 172.5.0.

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Source: NVE HydAPI. Retrieved 2026-09-21T22:15:46Z.

Station and available series

stationId:
172.5.0
stationName:
Melkedal (Litlevatn)
latitude:
68.25494
longitude:
16.7144
utmEast_Z33:
570873
utmNorth_Z33:
7572274
masl:
55
riverName:
Sørelva
councilNumber:
1806
councilName:
Narvik
countyName:
Nordland
drainageBasinKey:
2005
hierarchy:
Sørelva
lakeArea:
0
lakeName:
not reported by source
lakeNo:
48784
regineNo:
172.B
reservoirNo:
not reported by source
reservoirName:
not reported by source
stationTypeName:
Privat, pålagt
stationStatusName:
Aktiv
drainageBasinArea:
90.43
drainageBasinAreaNorway:
90.43
gradient1085:
24.58
gradientBasin:
27.77
gradientRiver:
31.4
heightMinimum:
53
heightHypso10:
108
heightHypso20:
191
heightHypso30:
281
heightHypso40:
375
heightHypso50:
452
heightHypso60:
522
heightHypso70:
568
heightHypso80:
660
heightHypso90:
774
heightMaximum:
1426
lengthKmBasin:
15.66
lengthKmRiver:
25.22
percentAgricul:
0.12
percentBog:
4.26
percentEffBog:
not reported by source
percentEffLake:
5.77
percentForest:
38.57
percentGlacier:
0.7
percentLake:
13.11
percentMountain:
34.67
percentUrban:
0
utmZoneGravi:
33
utmEastGravi:
575780
utmNorthGravi:
7567064
utmZoneInlet:
33
utmEastInlet:
582636
utmNorthInlet:
7564914
utmZoneOutlet:
not reported by source
utmEastOutlet:
not reported by source
utmNorthOutlet:
not reported by source
annualRunoff:
101.47
specificDischarge:
35.56
regulationArea:
12.48
areaReservoirs:
2.5
volumeReservoirs:
23
regulationPartReservoirs:
0.23
transferAreaIn:
0
transferAreaOut:
0
reservoirAreaIn:
0
reservoirAreaOut:
0
reservoirVolumeIn:
0
reservoirVolumeOut:
0
remainingArea:
77.95
numberReservoirs:
1
firstYearRegulation:
1957
catchmentRegTypeName:
regulert m/magasinregulering
owner:
BALLANGEN ENERGI AS
qNumberOfYears:
69
qStartYear:
1957
qEndYear:
2025
qm:
21.6459
q5:
26.4654
q10:
31.5877
q20:
37.0654
q50:
45.0794
hm:
1.8511
h5:
1.9951
h10:
2.1355
h20:
2.2746
h50:
2.4623
culQm:
23.1363
culQ5:
28.2877
culQ10:
33.7626
culQ20:
39.6174
culQ50:
48.1832
culHm:
1.897
culH5:
2.0463
culH10:
2.192
culH20:
2.3362
culH50:
2.5309
seriesList:

1 results

  1. parameterName:
    Vanntemperatur
    parameter:
    1003
    versionNo:
    1
    unit:
    °C
    serieFrom:
    2012-04-28T00:00:00
    serieTo:
    not reported by source
    resolutionList:

    3 results

    1. resTime:
      0
      method:
      Instantaneous
      timeOffset:
      0
      dataFromTime:
      2012-04-27T13:00:00Z
      dataToTime:
      2026-09-21T05:15:00Z
    2. resTime:
      60
      method:
      Mean
      timeOffset:
      0
      dataFromTime:
      2012-04-27T14:00:00Z
      dataToTime:
      2026-09-21T05:00:00Z
    3. resTime:
      1440
      method:
      Mean
      timeOffset:
      0
      dataFromTime:
      2012-04-28T11:00:00Z
      dataToTime:
      2026-09-20T11:00:00Z

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