Farris is a 20 km long fresh water moraine-dammed lake near the Norwegian coastal town Larvik. The lake would have been a salt water fjord had it not been dammed by an end moraine left by the latest ice age. Farris is drinking water reservoir for some 170,000 people. The largest island in the lake is Bjørnøya.

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Farris
Seen from Gopledal vannverk
Farris
Location	Larvik, Siljan, Porsgrunn (Vestfold og Telemark)
Coordinates	59°9′59″N 9°52′36″E
Type	moraine-dammed lake
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	21.80 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Shore length1	107.07 km (66.53 mi)
Surface elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Islands	Bjørnøya
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The mineral water brand Farris is named after the lake.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

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