Storakersvatnet or Akersvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town of Mo i Rana and less than 900 metres (3,000 ft) from the border with Sweden. The original lake was only 15.9 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi), but a dam was built at the northern end so that it can serve as a reservoir for the Rana power station. This dam has caused the lake to enlarge to an area of 42.3 square kilometres (16.3 sq mi).[1]

Storakersvatnet Akersvatnet
Satellite view of Storakersvatnet (upper left lake)
Storakersvatnet Location of the lake Show map of Nordland Storakersvatnet Storakersvatnet (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Rana, Nordland
Coordinates	66.1663°N 14.3935°E / 66.1663; 14.3935
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Max. width	7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Surface area	42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Shore length1	78.6 kilometres (48.8 mi)
Surface elevation	523 metres (1,716 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway
• Geography of Norway
• Rana Hydroelectric Power Station

References

This Nordland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e