Šuoikkatjávri is a lake in the municipalities of Kvænangen and Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The somewhat S-shaped lake is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and is only about 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide.[1] It serves as the reservoir for the Cårrujavrit Hydroelectric Power Station.
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Location | Troms og Finnmark |
Coordinates | 69.5508°N 22.3684°E / 69.5508; 22.3684 |
Primary outflows | Njemenjáikojohka river |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) |
Max. width | 920 metres (3,020 ft) |
Surface area | 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 28.35 kilometres (17.62 mi) |
Surface elevation | 522 metres (1,713 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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