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Farris

Coordinates: 59°9′59″N 9°52′36″E / 59.16639°N 9.87667°E / 59.16639; 9.87667
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For other uses, see Farris (disambiguation).
Farris
Seen from Gopledal vannverk
Location of lake in Norway
Location of lake in Norway
Farris
LocationLarvik, Siljan, Porsgrunn (Vestfold og Telemark)
Coordinates59°9′59″N 9°52′36″E / 59.16639°N 9.87667°E / 59.16639; 9.87667
Typemoraine-dammed lake
Catchment area491 km2 (190 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Surface area21.14 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Average depth35 m (115 ft)
Max. depth131 m (430 ft)
Water volume0.74 km3 (0.18 cu mi)
Shore length1107.07 km (66.53 mi)
Surface elevation20–23 m (66–75 ft)
IslandsBjørnøya
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Farris is a 20 km long fresh water moraine-dammed lake near the Norwegian coastal town Larvik. The lake would have been a salt water fjord had it not been dammed by an end moraine left by the latest ice age. Farris is drinking water reservoir for some 170,000 people. The largest island in the lake is Bjørnøya.

The mineral water brand Farris is named after the lake.

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