Øyeren is a lake in the Glomma River watershed, southeast of the city of Lillestrøm. It is located within the municipalities of Enebakk, Lillestrøm, and Rælingen in Akershus county and Indre Østfold municipality in Østfold county.
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| Location | Akershus and Østfold counties, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°51′26″N 11°09′48″E / 59.85722°N 11.16333°E |
| Type | natural lake |
| Primary inflows | Glomma |
| Primary outflows | Glomma |
| Catchment area | 40,441.63 km2 (15,614.60 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Surface area | 84.74 km2 (32.72 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Max. depth | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.19 km3 (0.29 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 165.47 km (102.82 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| Official name | Nordre Oyeren |
| Designated | 24 July 1985 |
| Reference no. | 307[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Øyeren is the ninth largest lake by area in Norway with a surface area of 84.7 square kilometers (32.7 square miles). It is 101 meters (331 feet) above sea level and 76 meters (249 feet) deep.
The name
editThe name of the lake (Norse Øyir) is derived from øy f 'island; flat and fertile land along a waterside'.
Nordre Øyeren nature preserve
editAn area that includes parts of the northern ("nordre") end of the lake is an established nature preserve, listed as a Ramsar site.
References
edit- ^ "Nordre Oyeren". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
edit- Øyeren information center (Norwegian )
- Nordre Øyeren natur preserve (Norwegian )
- Ramsar Sites Information on Nordre Øyeren (English )
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