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Niingsvatnet

Coordinates: 68°34′22″N 17°03′26″E / 68.5729°N 17.0572°E / 68.5729; 17.0572
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Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationTroms and Nordland
Coordinates68°34′22″N 17°03′26″E / 68.5729°N 17.0572°E / 68.5729; 17.0572
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Shore length113.46 kilometres (8.36 mi)
Surface elevation508 metres (1,667 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Niingsvatnet (Norwegian) or Meahccejávri (Northern Sami)[2] is a Norwegian lake that lies high in the mountains on the border Evenes Municipality in Nordland county and Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county.[3]

The water from the lake flows through a pipe down to the hydroelectric powerstation near the village of Bogen in Evenes Municipality. The powerstation is owned by Evenes Kraftforsyning and is situated at almost 500 m (1,600 ft) lower than the lake Niingsvatnet. The water from the powerstation then flows into the Strandvatnet lake. A short river goes from Strandvatnet past the village of Bogen to the Ofotfjorden.

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ "Niingsvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-11.