Tisleifjorden
{{short description|Lake in Innlandet and V
Buskerud, Norway}}
{{Infobox body of water
|name = Tisleifjorden
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|image = Tisleifjorden_001.jpg
|caption = Tisleifjorden from Auenhaugen
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|coordinates = {{coord|60.86821|8.92377|region:NO_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
|location = Nord-Aurdal (Innlandet), Gol and Hemsedal (Buskerud)
|type = Reservoir
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|basin_countries = Norway
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|length = {{convert|11|km}}
|width = {{convert|2|km}}
|area = {{convert|13.44|km2|abbr=on}}
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|max-depth = {{convert|37|m}}
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|shore = {{convert|32.5|km}}
|elevation = {{convert|819|m}}
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|reference = NVE{{Cite web |title=Innsjødatabase |url=https://temakart.nve.no/link/?link=innsjodatabase |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=nve.no |language=no}}
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Tisleifjorden is a lake on the border of Innlandet and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet county, as well in Gol and Hemsedal municipalities in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is dammed for hydroelectric power. The height of the lake sits around {{convert|819|m}} above sea level, but it can vary up to {{convert|11|m}}. The {{convert|13.54|km2|adj=on}} lake has a circumference of about {{convert|32.5|km}}. It is located about {{convert|25|km}} to the southwest of the town of Fagernes.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tisleifjorden |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Tisleifjorden |date=2020-09-25 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-09-15}}
Dam
Tisleifjorden Dam creates a reservoir for the Åbjøra kraftverk hydro-electric power plant along the Aurdalsfjorden near the village of Aurdal. The power plant was built from 1949-1951 and it was rebuilt in 2002. Åbjøra kraftverk is operated by Skagerak Energi.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Åbjøra kraftverk |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/%C3%85bj%C3%B8ra_kraftverk |date=2021-01-28 |editor-last=Rosvold |editor-first=Knut A. |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-09-15}}{{Cite web |title=Åbjøra |url=http://www.statkraft.no/Energikilder/vaare-kraftverk/norge/Abjora/ |website=Statkraft |language=no}}
See also
References
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{{Lakes in Norway}}
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