Balvatnet
Lake in Saltdal, Norway
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Balvatnet (Norwegian) or Bállávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 41.46-square-kilometre (16.01 sq mi) lake is located on the border of Junkerdal National Park, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the border with Sweden. The lake is regulated for hydroelectric power at the Daja Hydroelectric Power Station 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the north in Sulitjelma.[3]
LocationSaltdal Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates66.9456°N 15.8742°E
Max. length11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
| Balvatnet (Norwegian) Bállávrre (Lule Sami) | |
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| Historic: Bálljávrre or Ballavri (Lule Sami) | |
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| Location | Saltdal Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66.9456°N 15.8742°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 54.32 kilometres (33.75 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 597 metres (1,959 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
