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Limingen
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Also known as Lyjmede

thumb | right | alt=alt=Refer to caption | Lake Limingen, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality and Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the eighth-largest lake in the country. The lake lies above sea level; and has an area of about . At the deepest point, it is deep and averages about deep. The lake has a volume of about and is located just north of the large lake Tunnsjøen. The border with Sweden lies about east of the lake.

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8
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Interactive map of the lake
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Lierne Municipality and Røyrvik Municipality, Trøndelag
Body of water.type
glacier lake
Body of water.inflow
Bjørkvasselva, Devikelva, Gåsvasselva, Limingelva and Røyrvikelva
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Linvasselva
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Norway
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NVE

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Wikidata facts

Area
92.2144
Elevation
418
Length
25
Perimeter
122.7
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watershed area
675.1667
vertical depth
192
volume as quantity
8.34
native label
Lyjmede
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thumb | right | alt=alt=Refer to caption | Lake Limingen, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality and Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the eighth-largest lake in the country. The lake lies above sea level; and has an area of about . At the deepest point, it is deep and averages about deep. The lake has a volume of about and is located just north of the large lake Tunnsjøen. The border with Sweden lies about east of the lake.

The lake level is regulated by dams. The Røyrvikelva river flows into the north end of Limingen from the lake Vektaren, through a dam. The water flows out through a tunnel to Røyrvikfoss Power Station, at the village of Røyrvik. At the south end, near the village of Limingen in Lierne Municipality, the water flows out of the tunnel to the Tunnsjøen via the Tunnsjø Power Station, as well as to Linvasselv Power Station on the Swedish side. The water level varies by up to about in level.

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