Farris is a 20 km long fresh water
moraine-dammed lake near the
Norwegian coastal town
Larvik
Larvik () is a List of cities in Norway, town and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. The municipality ...
. The lake would have been a salt water
fjord had it not been dammed by an
end moraine left by the latest
ice age. Farris is drinking water reservoir for some 170,000 people. The largest island in the lake is
Bjørnøya.
The mineral water brand ''
Farris'' is named after the lake.
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
Lakes of Vestfold og Telemark
Lakes of Norway
Larvik
Porsgrunn
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