Selbusjø
Lake in Trøndelag, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selbusjø or Selbusjøen is the 17th largest lake in Norway. It is located in Trøndelag county, primarily in the municipality of Selbu, although the western end of it lies in the neighboring municipality of Trondheim. The 57.9-square-kilometre (22.4 sq mi) lake is the largest lake in the southern part of 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 deepest part of the lake reaches 206 m (676 ft) below the surface. The villages of Selbustrand, Fossan, Tømra, Trøa, Innbygda, Mebonden, Vikvarvet, and Sjøbygda lie around the lake.[1]
| |
|---|---|
 | |
  Selbusjø Location of the lake  Selbusjø Selbusjø (Norway) | |
 Selbusjøen lies southeast of the city of Trondheim | |
| Location | Selbu and Trondheim, Trøndelag |
| Coordinates | 63.2312°N 10.9484°E |
| Type | glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Nea River |
| Primary outflows | Nidelva |
| Catchment area | 2,876.05 km2 (1,110.45 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Max. width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Max. depth | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Water volume | 4.05 km3 (0.97 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 110.81 km (68.85 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Islands | Hoøya |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
