Sisovatnet Explained


Caption Map:Interactive map of the lake
Coordinates:67.3367°N 15.8587°W
Location:Sørfold Municipality, Nordland
Basin Countries:Norway
Area:12.78km2
Reference:NVE[1]

or [2] is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality of Sørfold, about east of the village of Straumen. The lake Rundvatnet lies immediately east of Sisovatnet.

The lake is fed by the melting snow from the large Blåmannsisen glacier to the southeast. Water naturally flows out of Sisovatnet to the lake Andkjelvatnet, although much of the water is diverted to the lake Straumvatnet to be used for hydroelectric power.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innsjødatabase . NVE.no . 2024-09-07. no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-09-07.
  3. Web site: Sisovatnet. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2012-04-10.