Bandak

Bandak
Bandak lake about 1890
Credit: Axel Lindahl
Bandak is located in Telemark
Bandak
Bandak
Location of the lake
Bandak is located in Norway
Bandak
Bandak
Bandak (Norway)
LocationTokke and Kviteseid,
Telemark
Coordinates59°26′19″N 8°02′09″E / 59.43865°N 8.03582°E / 59.43865; 8.03582
Typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsLårdalsåi and Tokke
Primary outflowsStrauman
Catchment area2,545.7 km2 (982.9 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length27 km (17 mi)
Max. width1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area26.77 km2 (10.34 sq mi)
Average depth121 m (397 ft)
Max. depth325 m (1,066 ft)
Water volume3.24 km3 (0.78 cu mi)
Shore length160.16 km (37.38 mi)
Surface elevation72 m (236 ft)
IslandsBandaksøy
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Bandak is a lake in the municipalities of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark Canal route, belongs to the Skien watershed. The river Tokke flows into the lake, and the outlet is via the river Strauman, which flows to the lake Kviteseidvatn.[2]

View of the lake

The lake has an area of 26.8 square kilometres (10.3 sq mi). The average depth of the lake is 121 m (397 ft) which is about 49 m (161 ft) below sea level. The deepest part of the lake reaches 325 metres (1,066 ft) which makes it the eighth deepest lake in Norway. The 27-kilometre (17 mi) long lake measures about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) at the widest. The catchment area for the lake is about 2,545.7 square kilometres (982.9 sq mi).[1][2]

The Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station utilizes the hydraulic head from the nearby lake Vinjevatn to Bandak of about 394 metres (1,293 ft) to generate electricity. It is one of northern Europe's largest power plants with a production of some 430 megawatts (580,000 hp). The plant produces an average annual production of 2,140 gigawatt-hours (7,700 TJ).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lundbo, Sten, ed. (28 November 2022). "Bandak". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (15 January 2021). "Tokke kraftverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 January 2023.