Tisleifjorden is a lake on the border of Innlandet and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet county, as well in Gol and Hemsedal municipalities in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is dammed for hydroelectric power. The height of the lake sits around 819 metres (2,687 ft) above sea level, but it can vary up to 11 metres (36 ft). The 13.54-square-kilometre (5.23 sq mi) lake has a circumference of about 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi). It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of the town of Fagernes.[2]
| Tisleifjorden | |
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 Tisleifjorden from Auenhaugen | |
  Tisleifjorden Location of the lake  Tisleifjorden Tisleifjorden (Buskerud)  Tisleifjorden Tisleifjorden (Norway) | |
| Location | Nord-Aurdal (Innlandet), Gol and Hemsedal (Buskerud) |
| Coordinates | 60°52′06″N 8°55′26″E / 60.86821°N 8.92377°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 819 metres (2,687 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Dam
editTisleifjorden Dam creates a reservoir for the Åbjøra kraftverk hydro-electric power plant along the Aurdalsfjorden near the village of Aurdal. The power plant was built from 1949-1951 and it was rebuilt in 2002. Åbjøra kraftverk is operated by Skagerak Energi.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (25 September 2020). "Tisleifjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (28 January 2021). "Åbjøra kraftverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Åbjøra". Statkraft (in Norwegian).
