Storsjøen (or Storsjø) is the ninth-deepest lake in Norway at 309 metres (1,014 ft) in depth. The 47.55-square-kilometre (18.36 sq mi) lake lies in Rendalen and Åmot municipalities which are in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is 35 kilometres (22 mi) long, but only 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide at its broadest point. The lake lies 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level, has an area of 51 square kilometres (20 sq mi), and a volume of 7.07 cubic kilometres (5,730,000 acre⋅ft).[2][3]

Storsjø
View of the south side of the lake
Storsjø Location of the lake Show map of Innlandet Storsjø Storsjø (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Åmot and Rendalen, Innlandet
Coordinates	61°27′08″N 11°18′35″E
Primary inflows	Lomnessjøen, Renaelva
Primary outflows	Renaelva
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	35 kilometres (22 mi)
Max. width	1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area	47.55 km2 (18.36 sq mi)
Average depth	139 metres (456 ft)
Max. depth	309 metres (1,014 ft)
Water volume	7.07 cubic kilometres (5,730,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	75.11 kilometres (46.67 mi)
Surface elevation	259 metres (850 ft)
References	The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia,[1] NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Historically, the lake was used for floating timber downstream from the forests where it was cut to the downstream mills were it would be cut and sold.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

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