Rengen is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The 21.49-square-kilometre (8.30 sq mi) lake covers 15.72 square kilometres (6.07 sq mi) in Norway and 5.77 square kilometres (2.23 sq mi) in Sweden. The Norwegian part is located in the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county, and the Swedish part is located in the municipality of Krokom in Jämtland County. Water flows into Rengen from the lake Ulen to the north.[1]

Rengen
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Rengen
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Rengen
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Rengen
LocationLierne (Trøndelag) and
Krokom (Jämtland)
Coordinates64°05′55″N 13°58′58″E / 64.0985°N 13.9829°E / 64.0985; 13.9829
Basin countriesNorway, Sweden
Max. length12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Max. width2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Surface area21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Shore length142.05 kilometres (26.13 mi)
Surface elevation345 metres (1,132 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Rengen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-08.