Nisser

Nisser is a lake in Nissedal, Norway. It is the 13th-largest lake in the nation by area with a surface area of 76.30 km², the 10th largest by volume at 7.19 km³, and the 13th deepest at 234 m. It is located in Nissedal and Kviteseid municipality[1] in Vestfold og Telemark county, and is Telemark's largest lake.[2] Part of the Arendal watershed, water enters from the discharge of Vråvatn, and its outlet is the Nisserelva river.

This article is about the Norwegian lake. For Scandinavian elf written "nisse", see tomte.

Nisser
At the shore of Nisser
Nisser Location of the lake Show map of Vestfold og Telemark Nisser Nisser (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Nissedal, Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates	59.3175°N 8.461944°E / 59.3175; 8.461944
Primary inflows	Vråvatn
Primary outflows	Nisserelva
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	76.3 km^2 (29.5 sq mi)
Max. depth	234 m (768 ft)
Water volume	7.19 km^3 (5,830,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	246 m (807 ft)

In 1914, a canal was constructed between Nisser (which is 246 m above sea level) and Vråvatn (which is 248 m above sea level). This makes it possible to travel the 50 km long stretch from Tveitsund to Vråliosen by boat.

The Norse form of the name was Nizir - probably from an older form *Niðsær. The meaning of the name is 'the lake (sær) of the river Nið (now Nidelva (Aust-Agder))'.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. Nisser (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 28 August 2013
2. Jan Erik Nilsen: Nissedal (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 28 August 2013