Røssvatnet
Røssvatnet (Norwegian) or Reevhtse (Southern Sami) is a lake and reservoir in the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 square kilometres (85 sq mi) makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area. Without the dam which has regulated the lake since 1957, it would be 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi) and the third largest lake in Norway. Its depth is 240 metres (790 ft), its volume is estimated at about 15 cubic kilometres (3.6 cu mi), and its surface elevation is 374 metres (1,227 ft) above sea level. In the southern part, it's largest island is situated. Røssvassholmen, with an area of 17.39 km2 (6.71 sq mi). The highest point of it, towering 206 metres above the lake's surface (at top regulation height). Røssvassholmen are Norway's second largest lake-island. The largest being; Helgøya within Mjøsa.[2]
| Røssvatnet (Norwegian) Reevhtse (Southern Sami) | |
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  Røssvatnet Location of the lake  Røssvatnet Røssvatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Hemnes and Hattfjelldal, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 65.7253°N 13.9739°E |
| Type | dammed lake or reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bessedørelva, Bjørkåselva, Gåsvasselva, Hanskvasselva, Jierhtejohke, Krutåga, Laukskardelva, Leirelva, Lilleelva, Raudvasselva, Speelhtejohke, Steikvasselva, Stikkelvikelva, Storelva, Sørdalselva and Tvillelva |
| Primary outflows | Røssåga |
| Catchment area | 855 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| First flooded | 1957 |
| Max. length | 37 km (23 mi) |
| Max. width | 18 km (11 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 218.61 km2 (84.41 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 68 metres (223 ft)[1] (66.5 m before damming) |
| Max. depth | 240 metres (790 ft)[1] (231 m before damming) |
| Water volume | 14.80 km3 (3.55 cu mi)[1] (12.60 km³ before damming) |
| Shore length1 | 256.37 km (159.30 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) (374 m before damming) |
| Islands | Røssvassholmen |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
- Seppälä, Matti (2005). The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia. Oxford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-19-924590-1.
- Store norske leksikon. "Røssvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-16.
External links
Media related to Røssvatnet at Wikimedia Commons- Archeological article (in Norwegian) (URL accessed 7 April 1983)