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]
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  Straumsfjorden Location of the lake  Straumsfjorden Straumsfjorden (Norway) | |
| Location | Bygland and Valle, Agder |
| Coordinates | 59°05′04″N 7°43′49″E / 59.0845°N 07.7302°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Hjellevatn |
| Catchment area | Tovdalselva river |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) |
| Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 34 kilometres (21 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 757 metres (2,484 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 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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