Mjosa

Specifications

Reservoir capacity

1.3 km³

Reservoir area

367 km²

Average depth

3.5 m

Catchment

16,680 km²

Avg discharge

276,143 L/s

Elevation

91 masl

Degree of regulation

14.9 %

Notes

Norway's largest natural lake; dams built in 1858, 1911, 1947, and 1965 raised the lake level by approximately 3.6 meters; storage capacity estimated from added lake volume

Built 1858

Provenance

Record 263 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 60.3989, 11.2281.