Storsjøen (Rendalen)
Storsjøen (or Storsjø[lower-alpha 1]) is the ninth-deepest lake in Norway at 309 metres (1,014 ft) in depth. It lies in Rendalen and Åmot municipalities which are in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is 35 kilometres (22 mi) long, but only 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide at its broadest point. The lake lies 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level, has an area of 51 square kilometres (20 sq mi) and a volume of 7.07 cubic kilometres (5,730,000 acre⋅ft).
| Storsjø | |
|---|---|
 southern side | |
  Storsjø  Storsjø | |
| Location | Åmot, Rendalen (Innlandet) |
| Coordinates | 61°27′08″N 11°18′35″E |
| Primary inflows | Lomnessjøen, Renaelva |
| Primary outflows | Renaelva |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Surface area | 47.55 km2 (18.36 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Max. depth | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| Water volume | 7.07 km3 (5,730,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 75.11 km (46.67 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| References | The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia,[1] NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Notes
- The suffix "-en" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence Storsjøen is equivalent to "the Storsjø." Both forms can be found in English language text.
References
- Seppälä, Matti (2005), The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 978-0-19-924590-1
See also
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