Seine River Steamers of cascading ponds with a depth of 6 and a half feet. Early experiments with steam were started in 1780s on the Rhone River in France, and were perfected with Fulton's boat on the Seine in 1803. The British had the early lead with steam, from James Watt, William Symington, and Henry Bell, and thus it became logical that the technology transfer would migrate across the English Channel. The "Rob Roy" did such a task in 1816, while the "Aaron Maltby" left London and sailed up the Seine to Paris in 1822. A charter was issued for a tourist day
Sjønstå River season. There are also plans to create the Lappland Hydroelectric Power Station, which, if it is realized, will change the flow of water in the Sjønstå River significantly by drawing large quantities of water from Swedish watercourses into Norway. Sjønstå River The Sjønstå River (, known as the "Langvasselva" in its upper course) is a river in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. The Sjønstå River is the main river of the Sulitjelma drainage system. The stretch from its source at "Langvatnet" (Long Lake) to the village of Sjønstå, where it empties into "Øvervatnet" (Upper Lake) has been