Kilefjorden is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
on in
Agder
Agder is a counties of Norway, county () and districts of Norway, traditional region in the southern part of Norway and is coextensive with the Southern Norway region. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Au ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of
Evje og Hornnes
Evje og Hornnes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evje. Other villages in the municipality include Åneland, Dåsn ...
,
Iveland
Iveland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder County, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birketvei ...
, and
Vennesla
Vennesla is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Venn ...
. The lake is part of the river
Otra
The Otra is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It begins in Setesdalsheiene mountains at the lake Breidvatnet in Bykle municipality in Agder county, just south of the border with Vinje municipality in Telemark county. The r ...
. The lake is located about west of the village of
Birketveit in Iveland, about north of the village of
Hægeland in Vennesla, and about south of the village of
Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes.
The steamship
Bjoren worked in this lake from 1866–1896 transporting people and items across the lake. In 1896, the boat was moved to the
Byglandsfjorden
Byglandsfjorden is a lake in Agder county, Norway. The lake lies on the river Otra, primarily in the municipality of Bygland, but the far southern tip of the lake extends into the neighboring municipality of Evje og Hornnes. The river flows ou ...
. The
Norwegian National Road 9
Norwegian National Road 9 (, ) is often called the ''Setesdal Road'' () and it is the main thoroughfare through the Setesdalen valley. It runs from the city of Kristiansand in the southern coast of Norway, through the Torridal and Setesdal v ...
runs along the southwestern end of the lake.
Prior to 1950, the lake's outflow was at the waterfall ''Soga'' on the southeast end of the lake. In 1950, the Gåseflå dam was built further upstream creating the lake Gåseflåfjorden which adjoins the Kilefjorden at the same surface elevation so the waterfall is now underwater and it can only be seen when the lake Gåseflå is lowered for work on the power station.
Media gallery
9456 Parti ved Kile - no-nb digifoto 20160304 00063 bldsa L KK0142.jpg, View of the lake in the late 1800s
9457 Parti ved Kile - no-nb digifoto 20160304 00064 bldsa L KK0143.jpg, View of the lake in the late 1800s
1474 Kijile - no-nb digifoto 20160302 00135 bldsa L KK0233.jpg, View of the lake between 1864 and 1889
Vennesla IMG 7521 kilefjorden kile lynghei 309m.JPG, View along the Rv9 highway
See also
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List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
*Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway
*L ...
References
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Lakes of Agder
Setesdal
Evje og Hornnes
Iveland
Vennesla