Nygardsvatnet 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 ...
in the municipality of
Hol
HOL or Hol may refer to:
Places
* Hol, Norway, in Buskerud county
* Hol Municipality (Nordland), a former municipality in Norway
* Hol, Tjeldsund, Norway
* Hol, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Science and technology
* HOL (proof assistant), a family of i ...
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 ...
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 situated south of the
Hallingskarvet
Hallingskarvet is a mountain range in southern Norway stretching from Geilo to Finse in Vestland and Buskerud counties. The highest point is the tall mountain Folarskardnuten in Hol Municipality in Buskerud county.
In the north, there is a l ...
mountain range. The lake serves as a reservoir for Usta kraftverk, a hydroelectric plant which was put into operation in 1965.
The water level is controlled by a dam at the outlet and a tunnel down to lakes Sløddfjorden and
Ustevatn.
The Usta kraftverk power plant is owned and operated by E- CO Energi.
''Usta–Nes-kraftverkene'' (Store norske leksikon. Knut A Rosvold)
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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
External links
E-Co website
Hol, Norway
Lakes of Buskerud
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