Selbusjø

Selbusjø / Selbusjøen

View of the lake

Selbusjøen lies southeast of Trondheim
Location Selbu & Klæbu, Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates 63°13′52″N 10°56′54″E / 63.2312°N 10.9484°ECoordinates: 63°13′52″N 10°56′54″E / 63.2312°N 10.9484°E
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 30 kilometres (19 mi)
Max. width 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Surface area 58.26 km2 (22.49 sq mi)
Max. depth 135 metres (443 ft)
Water volume 4.03 cubic kilometres (0.97 cu mi)
Shore length1 110.81 kilometres (68.85 mi)
Surface elevation 157 metres (515 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Selbusjø or Selbusjøen is the 17th largest lake in Norway. It is located in Sør-Trøndelag county, primarily in the municipality of Selbu, although the western end of it lies in Klæbu. The 58.26-square-kilometre (22.49 sq mi) lake is the largest lake in Sør-Trøndelag county. Selbusjø is part of the Nea-Nidelv watershed, with the Nea River flowing into it on the eastern end and the Nidelva River flowing out the western end. The villages of Selbustrand, Fossan, Tømra, Trøa, Innbygda, Mebonden, Vikvarvet, and Sjøbygda lie around the lake.[1]

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References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Selbusjøen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-04.