Sysenvatnet ( en, Lake Sysen)
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 lar ...
in the municipality of
Eidfjord
Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord, where the majority of the municipal populati ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, whe ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The lake lies at the north end of the Sysendalen valley, about east of the famous
Vøringfossen waterfall. The lake is
dammed on the south end by a large
stone embankment, and the lake is used as the main reservoir for the
Sima Hydroelectric Power Station
The Sima Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality Eidfjord in Vestland, Norway. It stands at the mouth of the Sima River. The facility Lang-Sima operates at an installed capacity of , and has an average annual ...
. The
Sysen Dam
The Sysen Dam ( no, Sysendammen) is a rock-fill embankment dam in the municipality of Eidfjord in Hordaland, Norway. The dam is long, high, and wide at its base. It is built of of stone and moraine deposits.
The dam holds back Lake Sysen, ...
can easily be seen from
Norwegian National Road 7
Norwegian National Road 7 ( no, Riksvei 7, ) is a national road in Norway which runs from the town of Hønefoss in Viken county to the village of Granvin in Vestland county. The route is long and runs east–west through Viken and Vestland cou ...
, which runs near the southern shore of the lake.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
*Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway
*L ...
References
Eidfjord
Lakes of Vestland
Reservoirs in Norway
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