Øvrevatnet Explained

Øvrevatnet
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:67.22°N 15.66°W
Location:Fauske, Nordland
Type:meromictic glacier lake
Inflow:Høggedalselva, Laksåga, Sjønståelva, Stigåga, Storvikelva, Støytåga and Sveåga
Outflow:Hjemgamstraumen
Catchment:998km2
Basin Countries:Norway
Length:11.8km (07.3miles)
Width:2km (01miles)
Area:11km2
Max-Depth:346m (1,135feet)
Shore:33.11km (20.57miles)
Elevation:1m (03feet)
Reference:NVE

Øvrevatnet or Øvervatnet is a meromictic lake (contains anoxic seawater at 40 metres deep, and further down) that lies in, Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 6km (04miles) east of the town of Fauske. Its water is fresh just down to NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet). From that level the water gets more salty. Øvrevatnet is also much polluted by mining industry operations upstream in earlier times. The 11km2 lake flows out into the neighboring lake Nedrevatnet to the west.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Øvrevatnet. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2012-04-03.