Brusdalsvatnet
Encyclopedia
Brusdalsvatnet is a lake on the island of Oksenøya
in the municipalities of Ålesund
and Skodje
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The lake is a reservoir
that is the water supply for Ålesund. The 7.3 square kilometres (2.8 sq mi) lake is about 9.5 by 1.3 km (5.9 by 0.807784557644749 ).
Oksenøya
Oksenøya or Uksenøya is an island in the municipalities of Ålesund and Skodje in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Oksenøya has an area of . The Ålesund half of the island is home to about 24,000 people, the Skodje side has significantly less...
in the municipalities of Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
and Skodje
Skodje
Skodje is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is of the municipality is the village of Skodje...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The lake is a reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
that is the water supply for Ålesund. The 7.3 square kilometres (2.8 sq mi) lake is about 9.5 by 1.3 km (5.9 by 0.807784557644749 ).