Nisser

This article is about the Norwegian lake. For Scandinavian elf written "nisse", see tomte.
Nisser
Nisservatnet
Along the shore of Nisser
Nisser is located in Telemark
Nisser
Nisser
Location of the lake
Nisser is located in Norway
Nisser
Nisser
Nisser (Norway)
LocationNissedal Municipality,
Telemark
Coordinates59°19′03″N 8°27′43″E / 59.3175°N 8.461944°E / 59.3175; 8.461944
Typeglacier lake
Primary inflowsBorstadåi, Frostdøl, Horgevikåi, Håtveitåi, Lindefjellåi, Nordbøåna and Roholdtåi (Straumen)
Primary outflowsNisserelva
Catchment area1,077.7 km2 (416.1 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length35 km (22 mi)
Max. width3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Surface area76.07 km2 (29.37 sq mi)
Average depth93 m (305 ft)
Max. depth234 m (768 ft)
Water volume7.074 km3 (1.697 cu mi)
Surface elevation247 m (810 ft)
IslandsTrontveitøya
ReferencesNVE[1]

Nisser is a lake in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in Nissedal and Kviteseid municipalities, and is Telemark's largest lake. The lake is the 10th-largest lake in the nation by area with a surface area of 76.07 km2 (29.37 sq mi) (when artificial lakes are excluded). The 8th largest by volume at 7.074 km3 (1.697 cu mi). The 16th deepest at 234 m (768 ft). Nisser has the greatest average depth of the norwegian lakes; who isn't a cryptodepression. It's whole lakebasin is over the sealevel.[2] As part of the Arendal watershed, water enters this lake from the discharge from the nearby lake Vråvatn, and its outlet is the Nisserelva river which later becomes part of the river Nidelva.[3]

Fish species in the lake include the Brown trout, European whitefish, European perch, Stickleback, and Arctic char.[4]

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ Tveit, Olav Jakob (2016). Turguide Nissedal (in Norwegian). Friluftsrådet Sør. p. 11. ISBN 9788299853774.
  3. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (23 January 2023). "Nisser". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ Tveit, Olav Jakob (2017). Nisser - med bygdene rundt - Vrådal, Nissedal, Treungen (in Norwegian). Bokbyen Forlag. p. 250. ISBN 9788283160505.