Savalen

Savalen is a lake in Innlandet country, Norway. The 18-square-kilometre (6.9 sq mi) lake is located along the border of the municipalities Tynset and Alvdal. The lake sits about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the village of Tynset and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the village of Alvdal.^[1]

Savalen
The lake with Tronfjell in the background
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Location	Tynset/Alvdal, Innlandet
Coordinates	62.241111°N 10.482222°E / 62.241111; 10.482222
Primary outflows	Sivilla
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi)
Max. width	5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi)
Surface area	18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Shore length1	48 kilometres (30 mi)
Surface elevation	707 metres (2,320 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The river Sivilla, which connects the lake Savalen and the large river Glomma, is regulated and exploited by the 62-megawatt (83,000 hp) Savalen hydropower station.^[1]

A tourist resort is located at the northern end of the lake, with facilities for winter sports. The skating stadium is the highest elevation skating venue in Norway.^[1] This venue saw two speed skating world records set by Eric Heiden, a world record in 1,000 m in 1978 and a world record in 3,000 m speedskating in 1979.^{[citation needed]}

Arne Garborg's Kolbotn is located at the southern end of the lake.^[1]

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. Vinjar, Asbjørn, ed. (8 November 2021). "Savalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 February 2022.