- Lesjaskogsvatnet
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lake_name = Lesjaskogsvatnet
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coords = coord|62|14|N|8|25|E|region:NO_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = natural lake,reservoir
inflow =
outflow =Gudbrandsdalslågen , Rauma
catchment =
basin_countries = Norway
length = 10 km
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area = 4.34 km²
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elevation = 611 m
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cities =Lesjaverk ,Lesjaskog Lesjaskogsvatnet (literally the
Lesja woods lake) is alake which serves as the headwaters forGudbrandsdalslågen (literally the Gudbrands valley water course). Gudbrandsdalslågen flows through theGudbrandsdal valley bottom, ending in lakeMjøsa .The lake was dammed to serve the
Lesja Iron Works in the 1660s and now has two outlets. It flows both East into the Gudbrandsdalslågen and west into the Rauma river in the magnificentRomsdal en valley.No. 263 Squadron RAF operated with 18Gloster Gladiator biplane fighters from a landing strip on the frozen Lesjaskogsvatnet in late April 1940 as part of theNorwegian campaign .
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