Øvrevatnet
Large lake in Fauske, Norway
67°13′N 15°40′E / 67.22°N 15.66°E / 67.22; 15.66Øvrevatnet or Øvervatnet is a meromictic lake (contains anoxic seawater at 40 metres deep, and further down) that lies in, Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the town of Fauske. Its water is fresh just down to 10–15 m (33–49 ft). From that level the water gets more salty. Øvrevatnet is also much polluted by mining industry operations upstream in earlier times. The 11-square-kilometre (4.2 sq mi) lake flows out into the neighboring lake Nedrevatnet to the west.[1]
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Øvrevatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-03.
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