Tisleifjorden

Tisleifjorden
Tisleifjord / Tesleien (historic) [1]
Tisleifjorden from Auenhaugen
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Innlandet and Buskerud, Norway
Coordinates	60°52′06″N8°55′26″E / 60.86821°N 8.92377°E / 60.86821; 8.92377
Type	Reservoir
Basin  countries	Norway
Max. length	11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Max. width	2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area	13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Max. depth	37 metres (121 ft)
Shore length1	32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi)
Surface elevation	819 metres (2,687 ft)
References	NVE [2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tisleifjorden ^[1] is a lake on the border of Innlandet and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, as well in Gol Municipality and Hemsedal Municipality in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is dammed for hydroelectric power. The elevation of the lake lies around 819 metres (2,687 ft) above sea level, but it can vary up to 11 metres (36 ft). The 13.54-square-kilometre (5.23 sq mi) lake has a circumference of about 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi). It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of the town of Fagernes. ^[3]

Tisleifjorden dam

Dam

The Tisleifjorden Dam creates a reservoir for the Åbjøra kraftverk hydro-electric power plant along the Aurdalsfjorden near the village of Aurdal. The power plant was built from 1949-1951 and it was rebuilt in 2002. Åbjøra kraftverk is operated by Skagerak Energi. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
2. "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (27 November 2024). "Tisleifjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
4. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (25 November 2024). "Åbjøra kraftverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
5. "Åbjøra". Statkraft (in Norwegian).