Limingen

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or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality and Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the eighth-largest lake in the country. The lake lies 418 m above sea level; and has an area of about 93 km2. At the deepest point, it is 192 m deep and averages about 87 m deep. The lake has a volume of about 8.1 km3 and is located just north of the large lake Tunnsjøen. The border with Sweden lies about 725 m east of the lake. The lake level is regulated by dams. The Røyrvikelva river flows into the north end of Limingen from the lake Vektaren, through a dam. The water flows out through a tunnel to Røyrvikfoss Power Station, at the village of Røyrvik. At the south end, near the village of Limingen in Lierne Municipality, the water flows out of the tunnel to the Tunnsjøen via the Tunnsjø Power Station, as well as to Linvasselv Power Station on the Swedish side. The water level varies by up to about 10 m in level.

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