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Byglandsfjorden

Coordinates: 58°42′28″N 7°48′33″E / 58.70778°N 7.80917°E / 58.70778; 7.80917
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Byglandsfjorden
View of Byglandsfjorden
LocationBygland and
Evje og Hornnes
(both in Aust-Agder)
Coordinates58°42′28″N 7°48′33″E / 58.70778°N 7.80917°E / 58.70778; 7.80917
Primary inflowsÅraksfjorden
Primary outflowsOtra river
Catchment areaOtra river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length34 km (21 mi)
Surface area32.79 km2 (12.66 sq mi)
Shore length187.57 km (54.41 mi)
Surface elevation203 m (666 ft)
SettlementsByglandsfjord
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Byglandsfjorden is a lake in the municipalities of Bygland and Evje og Hornnes in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the river Otra, flowing out of the Åraksfjorden. The villages of Byglandsfjord, Lauvdal, and Bygland are all located on the eastern shore of the lake.[1]

The SS Bjoren is a wood-fueled steamboat that travels on the Byglandsfjorden in the summers between the villages of Ose, Bygland, and Byglandsfjord.

A special separate species of salmon occur in Byglandsfjorden, called bleke.

See also

References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Byglandsfjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-04-20.