Laksjøen is a lake in Lierne municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It has a surface area of 19.2 square kilometres (7.4 sq mi). The administrative center of Lierne, Sandvika, lies on the northern shore of the lake. The lake is fed by the lake Sandsjøen to the east, and the water exits the lake in the north and later joins the river Sanddøla which later joins the river Namsen.[1]

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Laksjøen is located in Trøndelag
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Location of the lake
Laksjøen is located in Norway
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Laksjøen (Norway)
LocationLierne, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°27′09″N 13°31′15″E / 64.4525°N 13.5207°E / 64.4525; 13.5207
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Shore length135.2 kilometres (21.9 mi)
Surface elevation398 metres (1,306 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Laksjøen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-08.