Langvatnet (Rana)

Coordinates: 66°22′15″N 14°05′48″E / 66.3708°N 14.0968°E / 66.3708; 14.0968
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Langvatnet
Langvatnet is located in Nordland
Langvatnet
Langvatnet
Location of the lake
Langvatnet is located in Norway
Langvatnet
Langvatnet
Langvatnet (Norway)
LocationRana, Nordland
Coordinates66°22′15″N 14°05′48″E / 66.3708°N 14.0968°E / 66.3708; 14.0968
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Max. width3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Surface area26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Shore length164 kilometres (40 mi)
Surface elevation43 metres (141 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Langvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Rana 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.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Langvatnet – innsjø i Rana" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-14.

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