Funnsjøen

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Funnsjøen
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Funnsjøen
Funnsjøen (Norway)
Location Meråker, Trøndelag
Coordinates 63°31′31″N11°42′42″E / 63.5253°N 11.7118°E / 63.5253; 11.7118
Primary outflows Funna
Catchment area Stjørdalselva
Basin  countries Norway
Max. length8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Max. width3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface area7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Water volume64,000,000 m3 (84,000,000 cu yd)
Shore length125 kilometres (16 mi)
Surface elevation442 metres (1,450 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Funnsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 8-square-kilometre (3.1 sq mi) lake flows into the Funna river, a part of the Stjørdalselva river system. The lake has a hydropower dam at the southern end of the lake. There is about 64,000,000 cubic metres (84,000,000 cu yd) of water stored behind the dame in the lake. [1]

The lake is located about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of the municipal center of Midtbygda. The lake Feren lies north of the lake and the lake Fjergen lies southeast of the lake.

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References

  1. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2011-12-15). "Funna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-03-24.