Innerdalsvatnet

Innerdalsvatnet^[2] is a lake in Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is a significant part of the Orkla watershed. The 5.88-square-kilometre (2.27 sq mi) lake lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Kvikne. The northwest end of the lake has a large dam on it to control the level of the water for hydropower. The dam is actually located on the municipal and county border. The lake holds about 150,000,000 cubic metres (4.0×10¹⁰ US gal) of water which is run through a long tunnel to two nearby power stations.^[3][4]

Key Information

Innerdalsvatnet
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Tynset Municipality, Innlandet
Coordinates	62°35′06″N 10°07′38″E / 62.58512°N 10.1271°E / 62.58512; 10.1271
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi)
Max. width	1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area	5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Water volume	153,000,000 m3 (5.4×109 cu ft)
Shore length1	19.94 kilometres (12.39 mi)
Surface elevation	813 metres (2,667 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
3. ^ "NVE Atlas - Innsjødatabase" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
4. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2024-11-25). "Innerdalsvatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-05-23.

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