Arstaddalsdammen
Arstaddalsdammen is a lake that lies in the municipality of Beiarn in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the village of Moldjord. The 2.54-square-kilometre (0.98 sq mi) lake lies in the southern end of the Arstaddal valley, and it has a dam on the northern end. The dam was built in the 1960s. The water from the lake is piped to the nearby lake Sokumvatnet in Gildeskål Municipality. The lake serves as a reservoir for the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.
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Arstaddalsdammen Location of the lake Arstaddalsdammen Arstaddalsdammen (Norway) | |
| Location | Beiarn, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66.9003°N 14.3775°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Built | 1960s |
| Max. length | 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 9.66 kilometres (6.00 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 340 metres (1,120 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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