The Sysen Dam ( no, Sysendammen) is a
rock-fill embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...
in the municipality of
Eidfjord in
Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The dam is long, high, and wide at its base. It is built of of stone and moraine deposits.
The dam holds back
Lake Sysen, which is the main reservoir for the
Sy-Sima Hydroelectric Power Station. The average annual production of the power station is 1,115 GWh. The reservoir capacity is and it is regulated at an elevation of .
The water supply to
Vøring Falls is regulated by the dam, and there is a requirement for minimum water supply during the summer season.
The dam is a tourist attraction,
and it can be accessed from
Norwegian National Road 7
Norwegian National Road 7 ( no, Riksvei 7, ) is a national road in Norway which runs from the town of Hønefoss in Viken county to the village of Granvin in Vestland county. The route is long and runs east–west through Viken and Vestland cou ...
.
References
External links
The Sysen Damat the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
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Dams in Norway
Eidfjord