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Straumsfjorden or Straumfjorden is a lake that is located along the border of the municipalities of Bygland and Valle in Agder county, Norway. The lake has a dam on the south end which discharges into the Hjellevatn lake and eventually travels to the lake Topsæ and the Tovdalselva river drainage basin. The lake sits in the southeastern part of the municipality, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the village of Rysstad and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Besteland.[1]

Straumsfjorden
Straumfjorden
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Location	Bygland and Valle, Agder
Coordinates	59.0845°N 07.7302°E / 59.0845; 07.7302
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	Hjellevatn
Catchment area	Tovdalselva river
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi)
Max. width	1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area	5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Shore length1	34 kilometres (21 mi)
Surface elevation	757 metres (2,484 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Artifacts dating back to the Iron Age have been found along the lake.

See also

• List of lakes in Aust-Agder
• List of lakes in Norway

References

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