Sysenvatnet
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Lake in Eidfjord, Norway
LocationEidfjord Municipality, Vestland
Max. length5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi)
| Sysenvatnet | |
|---|---|
 View of the dam at the south end of the lake | |
| Location | Eidfjord Municipality, Vestland |
| Coordinates | 60°25′03″N 7°25′08″E / 60.4176°N 7.4188°E / 60.4176; 7.4188 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 17.27 kilometres (10.73 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 940 metres (3,080 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Sysenvatnet | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Sysenvatnet[2] (English: Lake Sysen[3]) is a lake in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 10.24-square-kilometre (3.95 sq mi) lake lies at the north end of the Sysendalen valley, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the famous Vøringsfossen waterfall. The lake is dammed on the south end by a large stone embankment, which is used as the main reservoir for the Sima Hydroelectric Power Station. The Sysen Dam can be seen from Norwegian National Road 7, which runs near the lake's southern shore.[4]
References
- ↑ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ↑ Hillestad, Knute Ove (1988). Sysendammen og landskapet (PDF). Oslo: Norges vassdrags- og energiverk. p. 24. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (26 November 2024). "Sysenvatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 January 2026.