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Innerdalsvatnet

Innerdalsvatnet is a lake in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is a significant part of the Orkla watershed. The 5.88-square-kilometre (2.27 sq mi) lake lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Kvikne. The northwest end of the lake has a large dam on it to control the level of the water for hydropower. The dam is actually located on the municipal and county border. The lake holds about 150,000,000 cubic metres (4.0×1010 US gal) of water which is run through a long tunnel to two nearby power stations.

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Source
Innerdalsvatnet
LocationTynset Municipality,
Innlandet
Coordinates62°35′06″N 10°07′38″E / 62.58512°N 10.1271°E / 62.58512; 10.1271
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area
5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Water volume
153,000,000 m3 (5.4×109 cu ft)
Shore length1
19.94 kilometres (12.39 mi)
Surface elevation
813 metres (2,667 ft)
ReferencesNVE1
Location
Map
Interactive map of the lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Innerdalsvatnet2 is a lake in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is a significant part of the Orkla watershed. The 5.88-square-kilometre (2.27 sq mi) lake lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Kvikne. The northwest end of the lake has a large dam on it to control the level of the water for hydropower. The dam is actually located on the municipal and county border. The lake holds about 150,000,000 cubic metres (4.0×1010 US gal) of water which is run through a long tunnel to two nearby power stations.34

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References

References

  1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  3. "NVE Atlas - Innsjødatabase" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2024-11-25). "Innerdalsvatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-05-23.