Mjøsa
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lake, reservoir
Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 km north of Oslo. Its main tributary is Gudbrandsdalslågen in the north; the only distributary is Vorma in the south.
From its southernmost point at Minnesund in Eidsvoll to its northernmost point in Lillehammer it is 117 km long. At its widest, near Hamar, it is 15 km wide. It is 365 km² in area and its volume is estimated at 56 km³; normally its surface is 123 metres above sea level, and its greatest depth is 468 metres. Its total coastline is estimated at 273 km, of which 30% is built up. Dams built on the distribuary of Vorma in 1858, 1911, 1947, and 1965 raised the level by approximately 3.6 metres in total. In the last 200 years, 20 floods have been registered that added 7 metres to the level of Mjøsa. Several of these floods inundated the city of Hamar.
From its southernmost point at Minnesund in Eidsvoll to its northernmost point in Lillehammer it is 117 km long. At its widest, near Hamar, it is 15 km wide. It is 365 km² in area and its volume is estimated at 56 km³; normally its surface is 123 metres above sea level, and its greatest depth is 468 metres. Its total coastline is estimated at 273 km, of which 30% is built up. Dams built on the distribuary of Vorma in 1858, 1911, 1947, and 1965 raised the level by approximately 3.6 metres in total. In the last 200 years, 20 floods have been registered that added 7 metres to the level of Mjøsa. Several of these floods inundated the city of Hamar.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjøsa
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Coordinates: 60°46'8"N 10°50'30"E
- Tyrifjorden 86 km
- Øyeren 99 km
- Eikeren 130 km
- Vannsjø 143 km
- Tinnsjå (Tinnsjø, Tinnsjøen) 144 km
- Gjende 150 km
- Norsjø 179 km
- Lake Nisser 208 km
- Bandak 215 km
- Fyresvatnet Lake 234 km
- Helgøya 7.8 km
- Høgskolen i Gjøvik 9 km
- Åkersvika bay 15 km
- Ottestad 16 km
- Mjøsa Bridge 20 km
- Dokka Rallycros track (Vinjarmoen Motorbane) 44 km
- Lunnertunnelen 56 km
- Hadeland 56 km
- Aggregate quarry 60 km
- Moelven - Soknabruket Sawmill 76 km