Røssvatnet
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| Røssvatnet (Reevhtse) |
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| Location | Hattfjelldal, Hemnes, Nordland, Norway |
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| Surface area | 218.61 km² |
| Max depth | 240 m (231 m before damming) |
| Water volume | 14.80 km³ (12.60 km³ before damming) |
| Shore length1 | 256.37 km |
| Surface elevation | 383 m (374 m before damming) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article. | |
Røssvatnet (Reevhtse in Sami) is a lake and reservoir in Norway in the county of Nordland, and has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 km² makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area. Without the dam which has regulated the lake since 1957, it would be 190 km², or third. Its depth is 240 meters, its volume is estimated at about 15 km³ and its surface is 374 meters above sea level.
The lake is bordered by the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes.
[edit] External link
- Archeological article (in Norwegian) (URL accessed 7 April 1983)
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