Coordinates: 67°08′15″N 16°01′26″E / 67.1376°N 16.0240°E / 67.1376; 16.0240

Langvatnet (Fauske)

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Langvatnet[2] (lit.'Long Lake')[3] is a lake that lies in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 5.46-square-kilometre (2.11 sq mi) lake lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) 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.[4]

Langvatnet
Langvatnet in 2016
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationFauske Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°08′15″N 16°01′26″E / 67.1376°N 16.0240°E / 67.1376; 16.0240
Typeglacier lake and dammed reservoir
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length10.3 km (6.4 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Surface area5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Max. depth93 m (305 ft)
Shore length125.82 km (16.04 mi)
Surface elevation127 m (417 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. ^ Stølen, Oddvar (1994). "Hvor fikk Sulis-arbeiderne makt fra? / Whence Did the Workers of Sulitjelma Get Power?" (PDF). TFAH (Tidsskrift for arbeiderbevegelsens historie). 1: 202.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Langvatnet – innsjø i Fauske" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-03.