Arstaddalsdammen

Arstaddalsdammen
Location Beiarn, Nordland
Coordinates 66°53′48″N 14°22′58″E / 66.89667°N 14.38278°E / 66.89667; 14.38278Coordinates: 66°53′48″N 14°22′58″E / 66.89667°N 14.38278°E / 66.89667; 14.38278
Basin countries Norway
Built 1960s
Max. length 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Shore length1 9.66 kilometres (6.00 mi)
Surface elevation 340 metres (1,120 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Arstaddalsdammen is a lake that lies in the municipality of Beiarn in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the village of Moldjord. The 2.54-square-kilometre (0.98 sq mi) lake lies in the southern end of the Arstaddal valley, and it has a dam on the northern end. The dam was built in the 1960s. The water from the lake is piped to the nearby lake Sokumvatnet in Gildeskål.[1] The lake serves as a reservoir for the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Arstaddalsdammen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  2. ↑ SKS produksjon: Sundsfjord.


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