Bandak

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Bandak
Location Kviteseid, Tokke (Telemark),
Coordinates 59°23′53″N, 08°18′23″E
Surface area 26.40 km²
Max-depth 325 m
Water volume 3.17 km³
Shore length1 60.16 km
Surface elevation 72 m
References NVE
1 Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article.

Bandak is a lake in the municipality of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark canal route, belongs to the Skien watershed. The river Tokke flows into the lake, and the outlet is via the Strauman, to Kviteseidvatn.

The Tokke Hydroelectric Plant utilizes the hydraulic head from Lake Vinje to Lake Bandak of ~394 meters to generate electricity. It is one of northern Europe's largest power plants with a production of some 440,000 kilowatts.

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