Tunnsjøen
Lake in Lierne and Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tunnsjøen (Norwegian) or Dåtnejaevrie (Southern Sami) is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 100.18-square-kilometre (38.68 sq mi) lake lies just south of the large lake Limingen, and just west of the border with Sweden. It is 358 m (1,175 ft) above sea level and has a volume of 8.816 km3 (2.115 cu mi). The deepest part of the lake is 222 m (728 ft) deep. It is the seventh largest lake in Norway.[1]
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Tunnsjøen (Norwegian) Dåtnejaevrie (Southern Sami) | |
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Location | Lierne and Røyrvik, Trøndelag |
Coordinates | 64.7050°N 13.2116°E / 64.7050; 13.2116 |
Type | glacier lake |
Primary inflows | Ingelsvasselva, Mykkelvikelva, Rørvasselva and Stallvikelva |
Primary outflows | Tunnsjøelva |
Catchment area | 388.68 km2 (150.07 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 20 km (12 mi) |
Max. width | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Surface area | 100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi) |
Average depth | 88 m (289 ft) |
Max. depth | 222 m (728 ft) |
Water volume | 8.816 km3 (2.115 cu mi) |
Shore length1 | 118 km (73 mi) |
Surface elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
Islands | Gudfjelløya and Litlfjelløya (or Reinøya) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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