Øvrevatnet
Øvrevatnet or Øvervatnet is a meromictic lake (contains anoxic seawater at 40 metres deep, and further down) that lies in, Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the town of Fauske. It's waters is fresh just down to 10–15 m (33–49 ft). From that level the water is getting more salty. Øvrevatnet is also much polluted from earlier times mining industry upstream. The 11-square-kilometre (4.2 sq mi) lake flows out into the neighboring lake Nedrevatnet to the west.[1]
| Øvrevatnet | |
|---|---|
  Øvrevatnet Location of the lake  Øvrevatnet Øvrevatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Fauske, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67.22°N 15.66°E |
| Type | meromictic glacier lake |
| Native name | Øvervatnet (Bokmål) |
| Primary inflows | Høggedalselva, Laksåga, Sjønståelva, Stigåga, Storvikelva, Støytåga and Sveåga |
| Primary outflows | Hjemgamstraumen |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 33.11 km (20.57 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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