Limingen

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Limingen
Location Røyrvik and Lierne, Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates 64°47′N 13°36′ECoordinates: 64°47′N 13°36′E
Basin countries Norway
Surface area 93 km²
Average depth 87 m
Max. depth 192 m
Water volume 8.34 km³
Surface elevation 418 m

Limingen (in Southern Sami Lyjmede) is a lake in Røyrvik and Lierne municipalities Nord-Trøndelag county. The lake lies 418 m above sea level and has an area of 93 km². At the deepest point, it is 192 m deep and averages about 87 m. It has a volume of 8,34 km³.

The lake level is regulated. The Røyrvik river (in Norwegian Røyrvikelva) flows into the north end from Vektaren lake, and is dammed. The water flows out through a tunnel to Røyrvikfoss kraftverk, in the village Røyrvik. In the south end, which borders Limingen in Lierne, the water flows out of the tunnel to the Tunnsjøen via Tunnsjø Kraftverk, as well as to Linvasselv Kraftverk on the Swedish side. The water level varies by up to 10 meter in level.