Balvatnet (Norwegian) or Bállávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 41.46-square-kilometre (16.01 sq mi) lake is located on the border of Junkerdal National Park, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the border with Sweden. The lake is regulated for hydroelectric power at the Daja Hydroelectric Power Station 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the north in Sulitjelma.[3]
| Balvatnet (Norwegian) Bállávrre (Lule Sami) | |
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| Historic: Bálljávrre or Ballavri (Lule Sami) | |
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 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Saltdal Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66°56′44″N 15°52′27″E / 66.9456°N 15.8742°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 54.32 kilometres (33.75 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 597 metres (1,959 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Balvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-03-27.
