Herefossfjorden
| Herefossfjorden | |
|---|---|
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Interactive map of Herefossfjorden | |
| Location | Birkenes Municipality, Agder |
| Coordinates | 58°29′10″N 8°20′16″E / 58.48624°N 8.33789°E |
| Gauslåfjorden and Uldalsåna | |
| Tovdalselva | |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
Surface area | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 20.42 kilometres (12.69 mi) |
Surface elevation | 79 metres (259 ft) |
| Islands | Storøya |
| Settlements | Herefoss, Søre Herefoss |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Herefossfjorden[2] is a lake in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 3.7-square-kilometre (1.4 sq mi) lake is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long and it is part of the Tovdalselva river. The Gauslåfjorden and Uldalsåna lakes flow into Herefossfjorden near the village of Herefoss at the northern end of the lake. The Uldalsåna lake is held back by a dam and the Gauslåfjorden flows over a waterfall (called the Herefossen) into the Herefossfjorden.[3] The Norwegian National Road 41 runs along the eastern shore. The village of Herefoss lies on the northern edge of the lake and the village of Søre Herefoss lies at the southern end of the fjord. The old Herefoss Municipality existed from 1838 until 1967 and it included all the land surrounding the lake.
See also
References
- ↑ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (25 November 2024). "Herefossfjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 21 July 2026.