Bjørnstadvatnet is a lake in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 4.63-square-kilometre (1.79 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Saraby. The lake has a dam on the northern end of the lake, and it is regulated for hydroelectric power.[1]
Bjørnstadvatnet | |
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Location | Finnmark |
Coordinates | 70°22′02″N 23°41′55″E / 70.3673°N 23.6987°E |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
Surface area | 4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 22.31 kilometres (13.86 mi) |
Surface elevation | 284 metres (932 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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edit- ^ "Bjørnstadvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-25.