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Fjergen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 14.41-square-kilometre (5.56 sq mi) lake has a hydropower dam on the southern end which flows out into the Kåpperåa river which is part of the Stjørdalselva river system. There is about 204,000,000 cubic metres (7.2×10⁹ cu ft) of water stored in the lake.[1]

Fjergen
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Location	Meråker, Trøndelag
Coordinates	63.4525°N 11.9547°E / 63.4525; 11.9547
Primary outflows	Kåpperåa
Catchment area	Stjørdalselva
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width	3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Surface area	14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Water volume	204,000,000 m3 (267,000,000 cu yd)
Shore length1	35 kilometres (22 mi)
Surface elevation	507 metres (1,663 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Kopperå and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the municipal center of Midtbygda. The lakes Feren and Funnsjøen lie several kilometers to the northwest, and the border with Sweden lies a few kilometers to the east.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

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