Strandavatnet
{{Short description|Lake in Hol, Buskerud, Norway}}
Strandavatnet is a lake in Hol municipality, Norway. The lake covers an area of {{convert|23.75|km2|sqmi}}, and lies {{convert|975|m}} above sea level.'
The lake is a reservoir for the Rud hydroelectric powerstation in Hovet, Buskerud. In 1952/1953 a dam was constructed which lifted the lake level 28 meters, thus the lake varies between 950 and 978 m above sea level.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
First rock filling dam in Norway
The dam in the Strandavatnet was the first rock filling (embankment) dam in Norway. You can see the dam on your left hand side from FV 50 at Myrland (the road to Raggsteindalen goes over the dam). The Hol 1 power station, in Hovet, Buskerud utilizes water from two watercourses, Urunda, where Strandavatnet, is the intake reservoir, and Votna where Varaldset is the intake reservoir. Stolsvatnet is the biggest and highest reservoir in the Votna watercourse. See figure below.E-CO energi{{Incomplete short citation|date=July 2014}}
Overview of two watercourses
Photos
A frozen Strandavatnet.jpg|A frozen Strandavatnet
Surroundings of Strandavatnet.jpg|Surroundings Strandavatnet
Strandavatnet, and the Hallingskarvet mountain area..jpg|View on Hallingskarvet National Park
Strandavatnet.jpg|Strandavatnet
Powerstation, Hovet.jpg|Powerstation, Hovet
Electricity transport, from Hovet to Oslo.jpg|Green energy to Oslo
Sources
- [http://www.e-co.no/Norsk/Forside/Vannkraftproduksjon/?module=Articles;action=ArticleFolder.publicOpenFolder;ID=175 E-Co Energi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031718/http://www.e-co.no/Norsk/Forside/Vannkraftproduksjon/?module=Articles%3Baction%3DArticleFolder.publicOpenFolder%3BID%3D175 |date=2016-03-04 }}
References
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