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 is located in Nordland
Øvrevatnet
Øvrevatnet
Location of the lake
Øvrevatnet is located in Norway
Øvrevatnet
Øvrevatnet
Øvrevatnet (Norway)
LocationFauske, Nordland
Coordinates67.22°N 15.66°E / 67.22; 15.66
Typemeromictic glacier lake
Native nameØvervatnet (Bokmål)
Primary inflowsHøggedalselva, Laksåga, Sjønståelva, Stigåga, Storvikelva, Støytåga and Sveåga
Primary outflowsHjemgamstraumen
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length11.8 km (7.3 mi)
Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Max. depth346 m (1,135 ft)
Shore length133.11 km (20.57 mi)
Surface elevation1 m (3.3 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Øvrevatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-03.


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