Gardsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Grue in Innlandet county, Norway. The 71-hectare (180-acre) lake is an oxbow lake that was formed by the river Glomma. Over time, this part of the river became separated from the river, forming a lake. The lake lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village of Kirkenær.
| Gardsjøen | |
|---|---|
  Gardsjøen Location of the lake  Gardsjøen Gardsjøen (Norway) | |
| Location | Grue Municipality, Innlandet |
| Coordinates | 60°26′0″N 12°5′16″E / 60.43333°N 12.08778°E |
| Primary inflows | Tjuraåa river |
| Primary outflows | Glomma river |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 200 metres (660 ft) |
| Surface area | 71 hectares (180 acres) |
| Shore length1 | 7.25 kilometres (4.50 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 150 metres (490 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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