Seine River Steamers The Élise was the first steam ship to cross the English Channel. She was bought in England 1814 by Pierre Andriel as" Margery", and renamed "Élise". Andriel intended to accomplish a spectacular crossing of the Channel to convince public opinion that steam ships could be ocean-worthy. She sailed up the Seine and arrived in Paris on 28 March, becoming a popular sensation. Two small saluting guns were mounted at the bow and fired in honour of Louis XVIII Early tugs used chains in the river to tow trains of barges up river. The low steam pressure and low power of
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