Byrtevatn is a lake in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 4.8-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) lake is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the village of Dalen. The main natural influx comes from the river Byrteåi. Byrtevatn has a dam on the south end of the lake which regulates the surface elevation of the lake. Water from the nearby lake Botnedalsvatn flows through a tunnel into the Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station and the water is then released into this lake.[2][3]

Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn is located in Telemark
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn
Location of the lake
Byrtevatn is located in Norway
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn (Norway)
LocationTokke Municipality,
Telemark
Coordinates59°32′54″N 7°49′24″E / 59.54845°N 7.82343°E / 59.54845; 7.82343
Catchment area100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Max. depth94 metres (308 ft)
Water volume0.1682 km3 (136,400 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation446 metres (1,463 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ Evensen, Knut Harald (ed.). NAF Veibok (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 27, 224.
  3. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (15 January 2021). "Byrte kraftverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 January 2023.