Simskardvatnet

Simskardvatnet (Norwegian)
Sijdurrienjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationHattfjelldal Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates65°16′59″N 13°48′51″E / 65.2831°N 13.8143°E / 65.2831; 13.8143
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Shore length114.77 kilometres (9.18 mi)
Surface elevation877 metres (2,877 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Simskardvatnet (Norwegian) or Sijdurrienjaevrie (Southern Sami)[2] is a lake in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is the headwaters of the river Vefsna. The lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, just east of the municipal border with Grane Municipality.[3]

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  3. ^ "Simskardvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-11-16.