Feren or Færen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. A small part in the northwestern corner of the lake extends into the municipalities of Stjørdal, Levanger, and Verdal at the outlet into the river Forra. The 26-square-kilometre (10 sq mi) lake lies about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the municipal center of Midtbygda, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of the lake Funnsjøen, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the lake Fjergen.[1]
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Location | Trøndelag |
Coordinates | 63°34′08″N 11°49′56″E / 63.5689°N 11.8322°E |
Primary outflows | Fora river |
Catchment area | Stjørdalselva |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
Max. width | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
Surface area | 25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 33 kilometres (21 mi) |
Surface elevation | 401 metres (1,316 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
See also
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edit- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2011-12-14). "Feren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-24.