Gaula River (Sør-Trøndelag, Norway)

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Gaula River
Mouth Trondheimsfjorden
Length 145 km
Mouth elevation 0
Basin area 3,658 km²

The Gaula river flows through the Gauldal valley in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It drains a watershed of 3,658 km². In the south it starts from the lake Gaulhåen in Holtålen municipality, where it is joined by a tributary, the Sokna river in Støren village, Midtre Gauldal municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. It runs into Gaulos fjord at Leinstrand, Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county. The river Gaula is approximately 145 km.

In 2005 the Gaula became the best salmon fishing river in Norway with a catch of 37.5 tons.