Langvatnet (Fauske) Explained

Langvatnet
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:67.1376°N 16.024°W
Location:Fauske, Nordland
Type:glacier lake and dammed reservoir
Basin Countries:Norway
Length:10.3km (06.4miles)
Width:0.7km (00.4miles)
Area:5.46km2
Max-Depth:93m (305feet)
Shore:25.82km (16.04miles)
Elevation:127m (417feet)
Reference:NVE

Langvatnet (English: Long Lake)[1] is a lake that lies in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 5.46km2 lake lies about east of the town of Fauske. The village of Sulitjelma lies on the northeastern edge of the lake. Water from the lakes Kjelvatnet and Låmivatnet flow into the lake from the south and east. The water from Langvatnet flows out through the Sjønstå River to the west towards the lake Øvrevatnet.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Stølen . Oddvar . Hvor fikk Sulis-arbeiderne makt fra? / Whence Did the Workers of Sulitjelma Get Power? . TFAH (Tidsskrift for arbeiderbevegelsens historie) . 1994 . 1 . 202.
  2. Web site: Langvatnet – innsjø i Fauske. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2012-04-03.