Ørteren
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Ørteren | |
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Location | Hol (Buskerud) |
Coordinates | 60°28′13″N 7°47′43″E / 60.47028°N 7.79528°E |
Basin countries | Norway |
Surface area | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 31.49 km (19.57 mi) |
Surface elevation | 1,147 m (3,763 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Ørteren is a lake in the municipality of Hol in Buskerud county, Norway.
Location
Ørteren is located in Hardangervidda. Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the east side of the Lake.
Power Plant
Ørteren is regulated for Ørteren Kraftverk, a hydroelectric power plant at Haugastøl. The power plant utilizes a drop of 160 meters between Ørteren and Sløtfjorden. It went into production in 1966. The dam and the intake were built by Oslo Energi and are currently operated by E- CO.[1][2][3]
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