Dokkfløyvatn Explained

Dokkfløyvatn
Other Name:Dokkfløyvatnet
Pushpin Map:Innlandet#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:61.1418°N 9.9658°W
Location:Nordre Land and
Gausdal, Innlandet
Inflow:Dokkaelva river
Outflow:Dokka river
Basin Countries:Norway
Area:9.42km2
Reference:NVE[1]

Dokkfløyvatn or Dokkfløyvatnet is a lake which lies in the municipalities of Gausdal and Nordre Land in Innlandet county, Norway. The 9.42km2 lake lies along the river Dokka and the Dokkfløy Dam on the river created the lake. The now lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The water from the lake is piped through tunnels to the nearby hydroelectric power station. The lake is located about to the southwest of the village of Forset and about to the west of the town of Lillehammer.

There have been many archaeological discoveries made in the area. Prior to the damming of the lake, archaeological investigations began in 1978. In the dam area alone, archaeologists found 121 moose traps, 90 iron mining facilities, and evidence of 68 Stone Age settlements. Using the C14 method, the oldest of these discoveries were dated to be over 9000 years old.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innsjødatabase . 2022-07-19 . . no.
  2. Web site: Dokkfløyvatn vest . 2022-05-28 . www.outdooractive.com . en.
  3. Book: Kompelien, Kåre . Synnfjellet i våre hjerter : historien om Torpa statsallmenning . 2005 . Torpa fjellstyre . 9788291525136 . Dokka, Norge . no . 2022-07-19.