Gravfoss I power station

Gravfoss I power station is an industrial building in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet. Gravfoss I power station is situated nearby to the warehouse Gravfoss Power Station, as well as near the rest area Kattfoss.

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Type: Industrial building
Description: hydroelectric power station in Modum municipality, Buskerud county, Norway
Also known as: “Gravfoss I”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gravfoss Power Station and Geithusfoss power station.

Gravfoss Power Station

Warehouse

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Gravfoss Power Station consists of two run-of-the-river power plants in the Drammen watercourse, in Modum municipality, Buskerud, Norway. The plants lie just above the confluence with the Snarum River at Geithus, below Geithusfoss Power Station, and use water coming from Tyrifjorden, the Begna, and the Randsfjorden/Dokka watercourses. Gravfoss Power Station is situated 200 metres south of Gravfoss I power station.

Geithusfoss power station

Industrial building

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Geithusfoss power station is an industrial building, which is situated 1 km east of Gravfoss I power station.

Kaggefoss power station

Power station

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Kaggefoss power station is situated 2 km north of Gravfoss I power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geithus and Åmot.

Geithus

Village

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Geithus is a village in Modum municipality of Buskerud, Norway. It is situated between the villages of Åmot and Vikersund. Geithus is located where the southwestern arm of Tyrifjorden ends and drains into Drammenselva.

Åmot

Village

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Åmot is a village in Modum municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Located just south of Geithus, the two villages have grown closer to each other. They have a combined population of 5,694. Åmot is situated 4½ km south of Gravfoss I power station.