Funnsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 8-square-kilometre (3.1 sq mi) lake flows into the Funna river, a part of the Stjørdalselva river system. The lake has a hydropower dam at the southern end of the lake. There is about 64,000,000 cubic metres (84,000,000 cu yd) of water stored behind the dame in the lake.[1]
| Funnsjøen | |
|---|---|
  Funnsjøen Location of the lake  Funnsjøen Funnsjøen (Norway) | |
| Location | Meråker, Trøndelag |
| Coordinates | 63°31′31″N 11°42′42″E / 63.5253°N 11.7118°E |
| Primary outflows | Funna |
| Catchment area | Stjørdalselva |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 64,000,000 m3 (84,000,000 cu yd) |
| Shore length1 | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 442 metres (1,450 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is located about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of the municipal center of Midtbygda. The lake Feren lies north of the lake and the lake Fjergen lies southeast of the lake.
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- ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2011-12-15). "Funna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
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