Lake_Eiði

Lake Eiði

Lake Eiði

Lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands

Lake Eiði (Faroese: Eiðisvatn) is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands.[1]

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Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá.[1] It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 47 hectares (120 acres) that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers (0.44 sq mi).[2] The size of the lake was increased by walls 22 and 13 m high, constructed by the SEV company in connection with the Eiði power plant, which uses the lake as a reservoir. Electricity production was started in 1987.[3] Two tunnels redirect water from adjacent valleys to Eiði.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Proctor, James. 2013. Faroe Islands, 3rd ed. Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 104.
  2. [2]
    Umhvørvisstovan: Størstu vøtn.
  3. [3]
    SEV: Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed.
  4. [4]
    "The Eiði Plant". SEV. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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