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Totak

Totak
Map
Interactive map of Totak
LocationVinje Municipality, Telemark
Coordinates59°42′06″N 7°58′57″E / 59.70156°N 7.98258°E / 59.70156; 7.98258
Typeglacier / mountain lake
Bitu, Gravdøla, Kvikkeåi, Songa river (from Songavatnet), Tansåi and Vååi
Tokke river (to Bandak)
855.49 km2 (330.31 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length23 km (14 mi)
Max. width5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area
37.26 km2 (14.39 sq mi)
Average depth
63 m (207 ft)
Max. depth306 m (1,004 ft)
Water volume
2.35 km3 (0.56 cu mi)
Shore length1
70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi)
Surface elevation
687 m (2,254 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Totak[2] is a lake in Vinje Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 37.26-square-kilometre (14.39 sq mi) lake is located in the Rauland area, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north of the village of Åmot. The lake is part of the Skien river watershed (Skiensvassdraget), discharging via the river Tokke which flows into the lake Bandak to the south. At 306 metres (1,004 ft) deep, Totak is the 11th deepest lake in Norway. This tremendous overdeepening marks it as a glacially formed lake with characteristics similar to a fjord. Its volume of 2.35 cubic kilometres (1,910,000 acre⋅ft) makes it the 24th largest by volume as well. Totak is Norway's deepest lake that is not a cryptodepression. The lake's basin is well over sealevel. The lake is a reservoir that holds water for the Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station.[1][3]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. Lundbo, Sten; Mæhlum, Lars, eds. (26 November 2024). "Totak". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 22 August 2026.