Nesjø
Encyclopedia
Nesjøen is an artificial lake (reservoir
) in the Nea-Nidelv watershed
which lies in the Sylan
region of the municipality of Tydal
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The lake lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Ås
and 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) north of the village of Stugudalen
. The lake is good for trout
fishing
.
in 1971. The dam was built on the Nea River
and would flood the bog
s to the east and north and would create a lake that would eventually merge with the nearby lake Esandsjøen. The results of the new, combined lake would be a 66 square kilometres (25.5 sq mi) reservoir holding about 340000000 cubic metres (444,703,210.6 cu yd) of water. The lake Nesjøen has a total watershed feeding it of about 712 square kilometres (274.9 sq mi).
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. Esandsjøen became regulated for hydroelectric power production by Trondheim Energiverk with the construction of a dam at Esna that was built from 1941 until 1947. The lake had an area of about 27 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi). In 1971, another nearby dam was built and that lake gradually enlarged until it essentially merged with the Esandsjøen. Today the name Essandsjøen is used to refer to the northern part of the lake Nesjøen.
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...
) in the Nea-Nidelv watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
which lies in the Sylan
Sylan
Sylan , Sylarna , Bealjehkh is a mountain range on the border between Norway and Sweden, in the counties Sør-Trøndelag and Jämtland....
region of the municipality of Tydal
Tydal
Tydal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Gressli, Aunet, and Stugudalen. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal....
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
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 lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Ås
Ås, Sør-Trøndelag
Ås is a village and the administrative center for the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River, about southwest of the village of Østby. Most of the residents of Tydal live in or around Ås....
and 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) north of the village of Stugudalen
Stugudalen
Stugudalen is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Stuggusjøen, about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and about south of the lake Nesjøen. The village is primarily a tourist area with many summer cabins near the...
. The lake is good for trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
.
History
Trondheim Energiverk was given the contract for hydroelectric power generation in 1968 and they built and completed a damDam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
in 1971. The dam was built on the Nea River
Nea River
The Nea River is an long river which runs through the municipalities of Tydal and Selbu in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Nea is a part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed...
and would flood the bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
s to the east and north and would create a lake that would eventually merge with the nearby lake Esandsjøen. The results of the new, combined lake would be a 66 square kilometres (25.5 sq mi) reservoir holding about 340000000 cubic metres (444,703,210.6 cu yd) of water. The lake Nesjøen has a total watershed feeding it of about 712 square kilometres (274.9 sq mi).
Esandsjøen
Esandsjøen (or Essansjøen; ) is a former lake in the municipality of TydalTydal
Tydal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Gressli, Aunet, and Stugudalen. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal....
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
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...
. Esandsjøen became regulated for hydroelectric power production by Trondheim Energiverk with the construction of a dam at Esna that was built from 1941 until 1947. The lake had an area of about 27 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi). In 1971, another nearby dam was built and that lake gradually enlarged until it essentially merged with the Esandsjøen. Today the name Essandsjøen is used to refer to the northern part of the lake Nesjøen.