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Ørteren is a lake in the municipality of Hol in Viken county, Norway.

Ørteren
Ørteren
Location	Hol (Viken)
Coordinates	60°28′13″N 7°47′43″E
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Shore length1	31.49 km (19.57 mi)
Surface elevation	1,147 m (3,763 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Location

Ørteren is located in Hardangervidda. Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the east side of the Lake.

Power Plant

Ørteren is regulated for Ørteren Kraftverk, a hydroelectric power plant at Haugastøl. The power plant utilizes a drop of 160 meters between Ørteren and Sløtfjorden. It went into production in 1966. The dam and the intake were built by Oslo Energi and are currently operated by E- CO.[1][2][3]

References

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

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