Aura (Norway)

The Aura is a river in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It starts from Lake Aursjøen in the Romsdalsalpane mountains and flows first to the west and then north-west through the village of Eikesdalen before finally emptying into the large lake Eikesdalsvatnet.

The river is 25.3 km long and has a catchment area of 842.43 km2. Under natural conditions the river would have an average water flow at the mouth of 27.34 m3/s, but this has been greatly reduced because of power development. In the 1950s, both the main river and most tributaries were transferred to the Aura power plant in Sunndal Municipality.