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Byrtevatn

Coordinates:59°32′54″N7°49′24″E/ 59.54845°N 7.82343°E/59.54845; 7.82343
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Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn is located in Telemark
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn
Location of the lake
Byrtevatn is located in Norway
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn (Norway)
LocationTokke Municipality,
Telemark
Coordinates59°32′54″N7°49′24″E/ 59.54845°N 7.82343°E/59.54845; 7.82343
Catchment area100 km2(39 sq mi)
BasincountriesNorway
Max. length9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area4.8 km2(1.9 sq mi)
Max. depth94 metres (308 ft)
Water volume0.1682km3(136,400acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation446 metres (1,463 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]

Byrtevatnis alakeinTokke MunicipalityinTelemarkcounty,Norway.The 4.8-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) lake is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the village ofDalen.The main natural influx comes from the riverByrteåi.Byrtevatn has a dam on the south end of the lake which regulates the surface elevation of the lake. Water from the nearby lakeBotnedalsvatnflows through a tunnel into theByrte Hydroelectric Power Stationand the water is then released into this lake.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^"Innsjødatabase".nve.no(in Norwegian).Retrieved10 January2023.
  2. ^Evensen, Knut Harald (ed.).NAF Veibok(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 27, 224.
  3. ^Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (15 January 2021)."Byrte kraftverk".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved10 January2023.