Dokkfløyvatn or Dokkfløyvatnet is a
lake which lies in the municipalities of
Gausdal and
Nordre Land
Nordre Land is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Land. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dokka. Other villages in the municipality include Vest-Torpa, Nord-To ...
in
Innlandet county,
Norway. The lake lies along the river Dokka and the Dokkfløy Dam on the river created the lake. The now lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The water from the lake is piped through tunnels to the nearby
hydroelectric power station. The lake is located about to the southwest of the village of
Forset and about to the west of the
town of Lillehammer.
There have been many archaeological discoveries made in the area. Prior to the damming of the lake, archaeological investigations began in 1978. In the dam area alone, archaeologists found 121 moose traps, 90 iron mining facilities, and evidence of 68 Stone Age settlements. Using the
C14 method, the oldest of these discoveries were dated to be over 9000 years old.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
* List of largest lakes in Norway
* List of deepest lakes in Norway
Akershus
*Bjørk ...
References
Gausdal
Nordre Land
Lakes of Innlandet
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