Gresvatnet

Gresvatnet (Norwegian)
Graesiejaevrie (Southern Sami)
Gräsvattnet (Swedish)
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Grasvatnet and Oksskolten mountains in the background
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationNordland, Norway and Västerbotten, Sweden
Coordinates66°03′28″N 14°27′32″E / 66.0579°N 14.4589°E / 66.0579; 14.4589
Basin countriesNorway and Sweden
Max. length11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Max. width4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Surface area22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
(18.67 km2 or 7.21 sq mi in Norway)
Shore length144 kilometres (27 mi)
Surface elevation595 metres (1,952 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Gresvatnet (Norwegian) or Graesiejaevrie (Southern Sami)[2] or Gräsvattnet (Swedish) is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. Most of the lake lies in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county (Norway) and then a small portion crosses the border into Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County (Sweden). The lake lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the village of Korgen, and just a few kilometres northeast of the mountain Oksskolten and the Okstindbreen glacier. The lake is one of the upper reservoirs for the Bjerka Hydroelectric Power Station.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-28). "Gresvatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-16.