Langvatnet (Rana)

Langvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The 26.38-square-kilometre (10.19 sq mi) lake lies just northwest of the town of Mo i Rana. The lake flows out into the river Langvassåga just north of Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll. The lake used as a reservoir for the Langvatn hydroelectric power plant in the village of Ytteren, just down the hill from the lake.

Langvatnet
Langvatnet
Location of the lake
Langvatnet
Langvatnet (Norway)
LocationRana, Nordland
Coordinates66.3708°N 14.0968°E / 66.3708; 14.0968
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Max. width3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Surface area26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Shore length164 kilometres (40 mi)
Surface elevation43 metres (141 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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