Gravfoss Power Station
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.Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Warehouse
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Modum municipality, Buskerud county, Norway
- Also known as: “Gravfoss II” and “Gravfoss II power station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gravfoss I power station and Geithusfoss power station.
Gravfoss I power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gravfoss I power station is an industrial building, which is situated 200 metres north of Gravfoss Power Station.
Geithusfoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geithusfoss power station is an industrial building, which is situated 1 km east of Gravfoss Power Station.
Kaggefoss power station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaggefoss power station is situated 2 km north of Gravfoss Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geithus and Åmot.
Geithus
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4 km south of Gravfoss Power Station.
Vikersund
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Vikersund is a town of 3,232 inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Gravfoss Power Station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and building
- Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.92938° or 59° 55′ 46″ northLongitude
9.94654° or 9° 56′ 48″ eastInception
1996Operator
Å Energi VannkraftOpen location code
9FFFWWHW+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 550454442OpenStreetMap feature
building=warehouseWikidata ID
Q17778375
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Gravfoss Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gravfoss II kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gravfoss II”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gravfoss II kraftverk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gravfoss II”
- Norwegian: “Gravfoss II kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gravfoss and Kattfoss.
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