Type moraine-dammed lake Surface area 21.80 km (8.42 sq mi) References NVE Area 21.8 km² Island Bjørnøy | Basin countries Norway Islands Bjørnøya Surface elevation 22 m Shore length 107.1 km | |
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Location Larvik (Vestfold); Siljan, Porsgrunn (Telemark) Reference Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate | ||
Farris is a 20 km long fresh water moraine-dammed lake near the Norwegian coastal town Larvik. The lake would have been a salt water fjord had it not been dammed by an end moraine left by the latest ice age. Farris is drinking water reservoir for some 170,000 people. The largest island in the lake is Bjørnøya.
Map of Farris, Norway
References
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