Balvatnet

*Balvatnet* (Norwegian)
*Bállávrre* (Lule Sami)
Balvatnet (Norwegian); Bállávrre (Lule Sami)
Historic: Bálljávrre or Ballavri (Lule Sami)
	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 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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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]

References

^ "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.

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