Namsvatnet

Namsvatnet Nååmesjenjaevrie
Location	Røyrvik, Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates	64°59′51″N 13°34′33″E / 64.9974°N 13.5759°E / 64.9974; 13.5759Coordinates: 64°59′51″N 13°34′33″E / 64.9974°N 13.5759°E / 64.9974; 13.5759
Primary outflows	Namsen
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
Max. width	4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Surface area	39.38 km2 (15.20 sq mi)
Shore length1	73.76 kilometres (45.83 mi)
Surface elevation	455 metres (1,493 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Namsvatnet (Southern Sami: Nååmesjenjaevrie) is a lake in the municipality of Røyrvik in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway. The river Namsen formerly was the primary outlet, but the lake has been regulated for hydroelectric generation since 1959 and part of the water is diverted south towards a power station. The lake is fed by three main sources within Børgefjell National Park: the river Storelva which comes from the lake Jengelvatnet, the river Virmaelva, and the river Orelva which comes from the lake Ovrejaevrie. Namsvatnet has Arctic char, trout, and small carp. Today, tourism is an important activity.^[1]

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Namsvatnet" (in Norwegian). http://snl.no/Namsvatnet. Retrieved 2011-09-13.