Vansjø is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

in the municipalities of Moss,

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Rygge Rygge was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It was merged into Moss, Norway, Moss municipality on January 1, 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Ryg ...

, Våler in

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county,

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. Vansjø is part of Moss watershed (''Mossevassdraget'') stretching from

Østmarka Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka. The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog, Rælingen, Ski and Enebakk. Østmarka is delimited to the west by ...

. Vansjø has four inflow rivers. The lake is fed by the Hobølelva which drains lake Sværsvann, Veidalselva which originates in

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as well as Svinndalselva and Mørkelva which originate in Våler. The lake has an area of 36.9 km² and an estimated coastline of about 250 km. Vansjø supplies drinking water in many parts of Moss region.

Etymology

Etymologically the name likely derives from "Varna sjor", the ancient name of the municipality of

References

Våler, Østfold Rygge Råde Moss, Norway Lakes of Viken (county) {{Viken-lake-stub

Etymology

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