Ørteren

Lake in Norway

60°28′13″N 7°47′43″E / 60.47028°N 7.79528°E / 60.47028; 7.79528Basin countriesNorwaySurface area10.46 km² (4.04 sq mi)Shore length¹31.49 km (19.57 mi)Surface elevation1,147 m (3,763 ft)ReferencesNVE¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Ørteren is a lake in the municipality of Hol in Buskerud county, Norway.

Location

Ørteren is located in Hardangervidda. Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the east side of the Lake.

Power Plant

Ørteren is regulated for Ørteren Kraftverk, a hydroelectric power plant at Haugastøl. The power plant utilizes a drop of 160 meters between Ørteren and Sløtfjorden. It went into production in 1966. The dam and the intake were built by Oslo Energi and are currently operated by E- CO.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ørteren kraftverk

References

^ Sløtfjorden (geoview.info)
^ Ørteren kraftverk(Store norske leksikon. Knut A Rosvold)
^ Oslo Energi (Store norske leksikon. Asbjørn Vinjar)

See also

List of lakes in Norway

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Lakes in Norway

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Lakes in Agder

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Lakes in Buskerud

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Lakes in Innlandet

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v t e Lakes in Oslo
Bogstadvannet Lutvann Nordre Puttjern Østensjøvannet Øvresetertjern Sognsvann Sværsvann Tryvann

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Altevatnet Geavdnjajávri Leinavatn Lille Rostavatn Lysvatnet (Lenvik) Niingsvatnet Prestvannet Rihpojávri Rostojávri Šuoikkatjávri

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Eikeren Farris Goksjø Hallevannet

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v t e Lakes in Østfold
Ara Aspern Femsjøen Isesjøen Lyseren Mingevannet Øgderen Ørsjøen Øyeren Øymarksjøen Rødenessjøen Rømsjøen Store Erte Store Le Vansjø Vestvannet Visterflo

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