Botnedalsvatn is a
lake in
Tokke Municipality
Tokke is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was cr ...
in
Vestfold og Telemark county,
Norway. The lake is located in the
Botnedalen valley, about to the northwest of the village of
Dalen
Dalen (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Daoln'') is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden.
The village was first mentioned in the 12th ...
. Botnedalsvatn has a dam on the southeast end of the lake which regulates the surface elevation of the lake. The lake is used as a reservoir for the nearby
Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station
The Byrte Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located near the lake Byrtevatn in the municipality Tokke in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It exploits the water from Botnedalsvatn
Botnedalsvatn is a lake in Tokke Municipality in Ve ...
. Water flows from this lake through a tunnel into the power plant which is located at the southern end of the nearby lake
Byrtevatn
Byrtevatn is a lake in Tokke Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The lake is located about northwest of the village of Dalen. The main natural influx comes from the river Byrteåi. Byrtevatn has a dam on the south end of the l ...
.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
* List of largest lakes in Norway
* List of deepest lakes in Norway
Akershus
*Bjørk ...
References
Tokke
Reservoirs in Norway
Lakes of Vestfold og Telemark
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