Selbusjøen

Selbusjøen
Interactive map of the lake
Selbusjøen lies southeast of the city of Trondheim
Location	Selbu Municipality and Trondheim Municipality, Trøndelag
Coordinates	63.2312°N 10.9484°E / 63.2312; 10.9484
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Nea River
Primary outflows	Nidelva
Catchment area	2,876.05 km^2 (1,110.45 sq mi)
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	30 km (19 mi)
Max. width	4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area	57.9 km^2 (22.4 sq mi)
Average depth	70 m (230 ft)
Max. depth	206 m (676 ft)
Water volume	4.05 km^3 (0.97 cu mi)
Shore length^1	110.81 km (68.85 mi)
Surface elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Islands	Hoøya
References	NVE[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Selbusjøen[2] is the 17th largest lake in Norway. It is located in Trøndelag county, primarily in Selbu Municipality, although the western end of it lies in the neighboring Trondheim Municipality. The 57.9-square-kilometre (22.4 sq mi) lake is the largest lake in the southern part of Trøndelag county. Selbusjøen is part of the Nea-Nidelv watershed, with the Nea River flowing into it on the eastern end and the Nidelva River flowing out the western end. The deepest part of the lake reaches 206 m (676 ft) below the surface. The villages of Selbustrand, Fossan, Tømra, Trøa, Innbygda, Mebonden, Vikvarvet, and Sjøbygda are located on the shores around the lake.[3]

View of Selbusjøen

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
3. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-11-29). "Selbusjøen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-11.