Limingen Explained


Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Limingen
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:64.7056°N 13.7442°W
Location:Lierne and Røyrvik, Trøndelag
Type:glacier lake
Inflow:Bjørkvasselva, Devikelva, Gåsvasselva, Limingelva and Røyrvikelva
Outflow:Linvasselva
Catchment:675.25km2
Basin Countries:Norway
Length:25km (16miles)
Width:6km (04miles)
Area:93.27km2
Depth:87m (285feet)
Max-Depth:192m (630feet)
Volume:8.114km3
Shore:108km (67miles)
Elevation:418m (1,371feet)
Reference:NVE

or is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the eighth-largest lake in the country. The lake lies 418m (1,371feet) above sea level; and has an area of about 93km2.[1] At the deepest point, it is 192m (630feet) deep and averages about 87m (285feet) deep. The lake has a volume of about 8.1km3 and is located just north of the large lake Tunnsjøen. The border with Sweden lies about 725m (2,379feet) east of the lake.

The lake level is regulated by dams. The Røyrvikelva river flows into the north end of Limingen from the lake Vektaren, through a dam. The water flows out through a tunnel to Røyrvikfoss Power Station, at the village of Røyrvik. At the south end, near the village of Limingen in Lierne, the water flows out of the tunnel to the Tunnsjøen via the Tunnsjø Power Station, as well as to Linvasselv Power Station on the Swedish side. The water level varies by up to about in level.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistisk årbok 2009: Geografisk oversikt . no . Ssb.no . 2018-05-15.
  2. Web site: Limingen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2011-09-07.