Jordalsvatnet
Sign in to saveJordalsvatnet is a lake in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The artificial lake has a small dam on the western end and it is the main source of drinking water for the borough of Åsane (population: 40,000) in the city of Bergen, as well as the Ytre Sandviken parts of the neighboring Bergenhus borough. The lake lies east of the village of Eidsvåg, with the European route E39 highway running along the western shoreline. The surrounding valley of Jordalen is primarily agricultural in nature.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Geography of Bergen, Lakes of Vestland and Reservoirs in Norway.
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- Norway
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- Bergen Municipality
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Jordalsvatnet is a lake in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The artificial lake has a small dam on the western end and it is the main source of drinking water for the borough of Åsane (population: 40,000) in the city of Bergen, as well as the Ytre Sandviken parts of the neighboring Bergenhus borough. The lake lies east of the village of Eidsvåg, with the European route E39 highway running along the western shoreline. The surrounding valley of Jordalen is primarily agricultural in nature.
In May 2005, a new water treatment plant along the lake opened in order to improve the quality of the drinking water. The untreated water coming out of the lake is lower than in other drinking water sources in the Bergen area due to the agricultural activity in the Jordalen valley.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jordalsvatnet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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