Gilten (lake)

Gilten is a lake in the municipality of Steinkjer (with a small part crossing into neighboring Namsos) in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 31.62-square-kilometre (12.21 sq mi) lake lies in the northern part of Steinkjer, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the village of Kvam, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village of Følling (and the European route E6 highway), and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the village of Namdalseid. The lake is only accessible by road from Namdalseid, even though most of the 31.62-square-kilometre (12.21 sq mi) lake lies in Steinkjer.[1] The lake Bangsjøan lies to the northeast and the lake Snåsavatnet lies to the south.

Gilten
Gilten
Location of the lake
Gilten
Gilten (Norway)
LocationSteinkjer and Namsos, Trøndelag
Coordinates64.2033°N 11.5291°E / 64.2033; 11.5291
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area31.62 km2 (12.21 sq mi)
Shore length16.46 kilometres (4.01 mi)
Surface elevation202 metres (663 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Gilten" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-07-14.


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