Lomivatnet (Norwegian) or Loamejávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 11.43-square-kilometre (4.41 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Sulitjelma, just south of the Sulitjelma Glacier and north of Junkerdal National Park. The border with Sweden is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the lake.[3] The Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station uses the lake as a reservoir.[4]

Historic: Loamejávri (Lule Sami)
Låmivatnet (Norwegian)
Loamevatnet (Norwegian)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationFauske Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°05′56″N 16°15′42″E / 67.0989°N 16.2616°E / 67.0989; 16.2616
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Shore length121.95 kilometres (13.64 mi)
Surface elevation709 metres (2,326 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. ^ "Låmivatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  4. ^ SKS produksjon: Lomi. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine