Setten

Setten^[2] is a lake that in Aurskog-Høland Municipality in Akershus county, Norway.^[3] The lake lies on the west side of the village of Setskog in typical forest terrain. The lake has many bays and small islands, and is a popular canoeing, fishing and camping area. The lake is part of the Haldenvassdraget, and empties into Mjermen.

Setten
Setten - seen from the Strøvik area
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Aurskog-Høland, Akershus
Coordinates	59.8307°N 11.6780°E / 59.8307; 11.6780
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Shore length1	58.77 kilometres (36.52 mi)
Surface elevation	167 metres (548 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The fishing in Setten consists of northern pike, European perch, common roach, common bleak and burbot.

Setten was part of the large canal system that ran from Eidskog Municipality via the Soot Canal, to Mjermen and later to the lake at Haldensvassdraget. The Soot Canal has its start at Setten with Tangen in the north and later down by boat to Kolstad in the south.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway