Langvatnet (Rana)
Lake in Rana, Norway
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Langvatnet[2] is a lake in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 26.38-square-kilometre (10.19 sq mi) lake lies just northwest of the town of Mo i Rana. The lake flows out into the river Langvassåga just north of Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll. The lake used as a reservoir for the Langvatn hydroelectric power plant in the village of Ytteren, just down the hill from the lake.[3]
| Langvatnet | |
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 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Rana Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66.3708°N 14.0968°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 17 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
Surface area | 26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 64 kilometres (40 mi) |
Surface elevation | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
