Nordre Puttjern is a lake located west of Puttåsen in the northern part of Østmarka in Oslo municipality, Norway.
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Location | Østmarka, Oslo, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°55′13.51″N 10°53′30.00″E / 59.9204194°N 10.8916667°E |
Type | lake |
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Together with Søndre Puttjern lake right nearby, it was almost entirely dried up in 1997 due to a leak during the construction of the railway tunnel Romeriksporten.[1] The water level in Nordre Puttjern dropped 6 metres, so that the depth was reduced from 9 to 3 metres.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dagbladet (1997-12-17). "Nordre Puttjern fylles opp".
- ^ "Norwegian Institute for Natural Research, Report 56-2005" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-06-07.