Ørteren

Ørteren

Ørteren

Lake in Norway

Ørteren is a lake in the municipality of Hol in Buskerud county, Norway.

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Location

Ørteren is located in Hardangervidda. Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the east side of the Lake.

Power Plant

Ørteren is regulated for Ørteren Kraftverk, a hydroelectric power plant at Haugastøl. The power plant utilizes a drop of 160 meters between Ørteren and Sløtfjorden. It went into production in 1966. The dam and the intake were built by Oslo Energi and are currently operated by E- CO.[1][2][3]

Ørteren kraftverk

References

  1. [1]
    Sløtfjorden (geoview.info)
  2. [2]
    Ørteren kraftverk(Store norske leksikon. Knut A Rosvold)
  3. [3]
    Oslo Energi (Store norske leksikon. Asbjørn Vinjar)

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