Simskardvatnet (Norwegian) or Sijdurrienjaevrie (Southern Sami)[2] is a lake in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is the headwaters of the river Vefsna. The lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, just east of the municipal border with Grane Municipality.[3]
Simskardvatnet (Norwegian) Sijdurrienjaevrie (Southern Sami) | |
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Location | Hattfjelldal Municipality, Nordland |
Coordinates | 65°16′59″N 13°48′51″E / 65.2831°N 13.8143°E / 65.2831; 13.8143 |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
Max. width | 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) |
Surface area | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 14.77 kilometres (9.18 mi) |
Surface elevation | 877 metres (2,877 ft) |
References | NVE[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |