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Arstaddalsdammen is a lake that lies in the municipality of Beiarn in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the village of Moldjord. The 2.54-square-kilometre (0.98 sq mi) lake lies in the southern end of the Arstaddal valley, and it has a dam on the northern end. The dam was built in the 1960s. The water from the lake is piped to the nearby lake Sokumvatnet in Gildeskål Municipality.[1] The lake serves as a reservoir for the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.[2]

Arstaddalsdammen
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Location	Beiarn, Nordland
Coordinates	66.9003°N 14.3775°E / 66.9003; 14.3775
Basin countries	Norway
Built	1960s
Max. length	4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width	1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area	2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Shore length1	9.66 kilometres (6.00 mi)
Surface elevation	340 metres (1,120 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway
• Geography of Norway

References

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