Niingsvatnet (Norwegian) or Meahccejávri (Northern Sami) is a Norwegian lake that lies high in the mountains on the border of two municipalities: Evenes in Nordland county and Tjeldsund in Troms og Finnmark county.[1]
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Location | Troms og Finnmark and Nordland |
Coordinates | 68.5729°N 17.0572°E / 68.5729; 17.0572 |
Type | Reservoir |
Native name | Meahccejávri (Northern Sami) |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
Surface area | 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 13.46 kilometres (8.36 mi) |
Surface elevation | 508 metres (1,667 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The water from the lake flows through a pipe down to the hydroelectric powerstation near the village of Bogen in Evenes. The powerstation is owned by Evenes Kraftforsyning and is situated at almost 500 m (1,600 ft) lower than the lake Niingsvatnet. The water from the powerstation then flows into the Strandvatnet lake. A short river goes from Strandvatnet past the village of Bogen to the Ofotfjord.
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