Mykle is a lake in the municipality of
Kongsberg
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...
in
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...
, Norway.
Mykle is located below
Bonden
Bonden is a hill in Kongsberg municipality, Buskerud, Norway. It is located to the border with Telemark and the municipalities of Siljan and Skien
Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional dist ...
mountain near the border with
Telemark
Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...
. Mykle is part of the
Siljan watershed (''Siljanvassdraget'') formed by rivers with headwaters at
Skrimfjella
Skrimfjella is a mountain of Kongsberg municipality, Buskerud, in southern Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic ...
which flow into
Farris
Farris is a lake on the border of Telemark and Vestfold counties in Norway. The long freshwater moraine-dammed lake is located mostly in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold, but the northwestern part of the lake is located in Siljan Municipality an ...
lake at
Larvik
Larvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Larvik (town) ...
. The watershed is developed with four power stations and was protected against further development in 1973. Mykle offers trout and perch fishing.
See also
*
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
Kongsberg
Lakes of Buskerud
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