Straumsfjorden or Straumfjorden is a lake that is located along the border of the municipalities of Bygland and Valle in Agder county, Norway. The lake has a dam on the south end which discharges into the Hjellevatn lake and eventually travels to the lake Topsæ and the Tovdalselva river drainage basin. The lake sits in the southeastern part of the municipality, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the village of Rysstad and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Besteland.[1]

Straumsfjorden
Straumfjorden
Straumsfjorden is located in Agder
Straumsfjorden
Straumsfjorden
Location of the lake
Straumsfjorden is located in Norway
Straumsfjorden
Straumsfjorden
Straumsfjorden (Norway)
LocationBygland and Valle, Agder
Coordinates59°05′04″N 7°43′49″E / 59.0845°N 07.7302°E / 59.0845; 07.7302
TypeReservoir
Primary outflowsHjellevatn
Catchment areaTovdalselva river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Shore length134 kilometres (21 mi)
Surface elevation757 metres (2,484 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Artifacts dating back to the Iron Age have been found along the lake.

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  1. ^ "Straumsfjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-04-20.