Image Bathymetry: | la2-demis-selbusjoen.png |
Caption Bathymetry: | Selbusjøen lies southeast of the city of Trondheim |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Label: | Selbusjø |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the lake |
Coordinates: | 63.2312°N 10.9484°W |
Location: | Selbu and Trondheim, Trøndelag |
Type: | glacial lake |
Inflow: | Nea River |
Outflow: | Nidelva |
Catchment: | 2876.05km2 |
Basin Countries: | Norway |
Length: | 30km (20miles) |
Width: | 4km (02miles) |
Area: | 57.9km2 |
Depth: | 70m (230feet) |
Max-Depth: | 206m (676feet) |
Volume: | 4.05km3 |
Shore: | 110.81km (68.85miles) |
Elevation: | 161m (528feet) |
Islands: | Hoøya |
Reference: | NVE |
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 57.9km2 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 206m (676feet) below the surface. The villages of Selbustrand, Fossan, Tømra, Trøa, Innbygda, Mebonden, Vikvarvet, and Sjøbygda lie around the lake.[1]