Norsjø is a lake in the municipalities of
Skien Skien () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsj ...
,
Nome and
Sauherad
Sauherad is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Akkerhaugen. The municipality borders Kongsberg, Skien, Nome, ...
in
Vestfold og Telemark
Vestfold og Telemark (; ) is a county under disestablishment in Norway. The county is the southernmost one of Eastern Norway and consists of two distinct and separate traditional regions: the former counties of Telemark and (most of) Vestfold. T ...
county, Norway. It is 55 km² in area and 15 meters above sea level.
Norsjø is part of the
Telemark Canal
The Telemark Canal connects the towns Skien and Dalen in southern Norway by linking several long lakes in the Skien watershed through a series of 18 locks.
It originally consisted of two canals. The Norsjø–Skien Canal, with locks in Skien and ...
. Most rivers in Telemark meet Norsjø on their way before ending up in the
Skien river
The Skien watershed is the third largest watershed of Norway after those of the Glomma and the Drammen rivers.
The catchment area is , and the maximum length is .
The Skien watershed includes rivers which feed Lake Norsjø above Skien;
* Vinje ...
or
Porsgrunn river
is a city and municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn.
The municipality of Porsgrunn was ...
. Norsjø is a source of drinking water for Skien municipality.
Skiens drikkevann snart fullrenset
(in Norwegian) Telemarksavisa
''Telemarksavisa'' is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien in Telemark county.
''Telemark Arbeiderblad'' was started on 1 October 1921 as a reaction to the perceived moderate stance of Skien's labour newspaper ''Bratsberg Demokraten''. Howe ...
25 October 2007
References
Lakes of Vestfold og Telemark
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