Faulvatnet

Faulvatnet (Norwegian)
Låddejávrre (Lule Sami)
An image of Faulvatnet lake with mountains im the distance and a somewhat cloudy sky
Faulvatnet lake, viewed from the north-east
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSørfold Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°28′27″N 15°44′39″E / 67.4742°N 15.7443°E / 67.4742; 15.7443
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Shore length125.5 kilometres (15.8 mi)
Surface elevation317 metres (1,040 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Faulvatnet (Norwegian) or Låddejávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 7.24-square-kilometre (2.80 sq mi) lake is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the village of Straumen, just west of Rago National Park. The water flows out into the Sleipdalselva river and the water is used for power generation at the Lakshola hydroelectric power station.[3]

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Lakshola kraftstasjon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-11.