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Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station

Coordinates: 69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E / 69.68917°N 22.15556°E / 69.68917; 22.15556
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Småvatna Power Station
Official nameSmåvatna kraftverk
CountryNorway
LocationKvænangen, Troms
Coordinates69°41′21″N 22°09′20″E / 69.68917°N 22.15556°E / 69.68917; 22.15556
StatusOperational
Opening date1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Owner(s)Kvænangen Kraftverk AS
Upper reservoir
CreatesLake Lassa
Lower reservoir
CreatesLittle Lakes
Power Station
Hydraulic head283 metres (928 ft)
Turbines1 × 18.8 MW
Installed capacity18.8 MW
Capacity factor37.1%
Annual generation61 GW·h

The Småvatna Hydroelectric Power Station (Norwegian: Småvatna kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The plant utilizes a 283-meter (928 ft) drop between Lake Lassa (Kven: Lassojärvi, Northern Sami: Lássájávri)[1] and Little Lakes (Norwegian: Småvatnan, Kven: Pikkujärvet, Northern Sami: Čorrojávrrit).[2] Lake Lassa is regulated at a level between 543 m (1,781 ft) and 519 m (1,703 ft), and Little Lakes serves as the reservoir for the Kvænangsbotn Hydroelectric Power Station. The Småvatna plant also utilizes water from Abo River[3] (Norwegian: Aboelva, Kven: Aapujoki, Northern Sami: Ábojohka)[4] and the Lassajavre Hydroelectric Power Station. The plant came into operation in 1969. It has a Francis turbine and operates at an installed capacity of 18.8 MW, with an average annual production of about 61 GWh. The plant is controlled by Kvænangen Kraftverk AS, with a 48.2% share owned by Troms Kraft.[5]

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  1. ^ Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Lassojärvi.
  2. ^ Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Pikkujärvet.
  3. ^ Sørensen, Jan. 2013. Vannkraftkonsesjoner som kan revideres innen 2022. Nasjonal gjennomgang og forslag til prioritering (= Report no. 29). Oslo: Noregs vassdrags- og energidirektorat, p. 268.
  4. ^ Kvensk stedsnavndatabase: Aapujoki.
  5. ^ Troms Kraft: Våre kraftverk. Archived 2015-11-19 at the Wayback Machine