Langvatnet (Rana)
Langvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The 26.38-square-kilometre (10.19 sq mi) lake lies just northwest of the town of Mo i Rana. The lake flows out into the river Langvassåga just north of Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll. The lake used as a reservoir for the Langvatn hydroelectric power plant in the village of Ytteren, just down the hill from the lake.[1]
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| Location | Rana, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66.3708°N 14.0968°E / 66.3708; 14.0968 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 17 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 64 kilometres (40 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Langvatnet – innsjø i Rana" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-14.
External links
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