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Sokumvatnet

Coordinates: 66°55′09″N 14°12′45″E / 66.9192°N 14.2126°E / 66.9192; 14.2126
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Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationGildeskål Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates66°55′09″N 14°12′45″E / 66.9192°N 14.2126°E / 66.9192; 14.2126
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Max. width1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi)
Surface area6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Shore length126.36 kilometres (16.38 mi)
Surface elevation322 metres (1,056 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Sokumvatnet (Norwegian) or Såhkamjávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sokumvatnet is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Inndyr. It lies just south of the lake Litle Sokumvatnet and northeast of the lake Langvatnet.[3] The lake serves as a reservoir for the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sokumvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ^ SKS produksjon: Sundsfjord. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine