Kilefjorden is a lake on in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, and Vennesla. The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Birketveit in Iveland, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of the village of Hægeland in Vennesla, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes.[1]
The steamship Bjoren worked in this lake from 1866–1896 transporting people and items across the lake. In 1896, the boat was moved to the Byglandsfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs along the southwestern end of the lake.
Prior to 1950, the lake's outflow was at the waterfall Soga on the southeast end of the lake. In 1950, the Gåseflå dam was built further upstream creating the lake Gåseflåfjorden which adjoins the Kilefjorden at the same surface elevation so the waterfall is now underwater and it can only be seen when the lake Gåseflå is lowered for work on the power station.[2][3]
^"Kilefjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
^"Soga" (in Norwegian). SetesdalsWiki. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
^"Kilefjorden" (in Norwegian). SetesdalsWiki. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
April 10, 2024
kilefjorden, lake, agder, county, norway, lake, located, border, municipalities, evje, hornnes, iveland, vennesla, lake, part, river, otra, lake, located, about, kilometres, west, village, birketveit, iveland, about, kilometres, north, village, hægeland, venne. Kilefjorden is a lake on in Agder county Norway The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes Iveland and Vennesla The lake is part of the river Otra The lake is located about 6 kilometres 3 7 mi west of the village of Birketveit in Iveland about 2 5 kilometres 1 6 mi north of the village of Haegeland in Vennesla and about 15 kilometres 9 3 mi south of the village of Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes 1 KilefjordenView of the lake in VenneslaKilefjordenShow map of AgderKilefjordenShow map of NorwayLocationAustCoordinates58 26 03 N 07 48 31 E 58 43417 N 7 80861 E 58 43417 7 80861Primary inflowsRiver OtraPrimary outflowsRiver OtraCatchment areaOtraBasin countriesNorwayMax length9 5 kilometres 5 9 mi Max width0 5 to 1 5 km 0 31 to 0 93 mi Surface area7 22 km2 2 79 sq mi Shore length165 kilometres 40 mi Surface elevation32 metres 105 ft ReferencesNVE1 Shore length is not a well defined measure The steamship Bjoren worked in this lake from 1866 1896 transporting people and items across the lake In 1896 the boat was moved to the Byglandsfjorden The Norwegian National Road 9 runs along the southwestern end of the lake Prior to 1950 the lake s outflow was at the waterfall Soga on the southeast end of the lake In 1950 the Gasefla dam was built further upstream creating the lake Gaseflafjorden which adjoins the Kilefjorden at the same surface elevation so the waterfall is now underwater and it can only be seen when the lake Gasefla is lowered for work on the power station 2 3 Media gallery edit nbsp View of the lake in the late 1800s nbsp View of the lake in the late 1800s nbsp View of the lake between 1864 and 1889 nbsp View along the Rv9 highwaySee also editList of lakes in Aust Agder List of lakes in NorwayReferences edit Kilefjorden in Norwegian yr no Retrieved 2010 05 17 Soga in Norwegian SetesdalsWiki Retrieved 2017 01 17 Kilefjorden in Norwegian SetesdalsWiki Retrieved 2017 01 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kilefjorden amp oldid 1167969349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
