Primary inflows Catchment area Otra Surface elevation 32 m Outflow location Otra | Primary outflows River Otra Basin countries Norway Area 7.22 km² Inflow source Otra | |
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Max. length 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) Max. width 0.5 to 1.5 km (0.31 to 0.93 mi) Reference Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate | ||
Kilefjorden is a lake on the border of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties in Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes and Iveland (in Aust-Agder) and Vennesla (in Vest-Agder). The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Birketveit in Iveland, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of the village of Hægeland in Vennesla, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Hornnes in Evje og Hornnes.
Map of Kilefjorden, Norway
The steamship Bjoren worked in this lake from 1866–1896 transporting people and items across the lake. In 1896, the boat was moved to the Byglandsfjorden. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs along the southwestern end of the lake.
Prior to 1950, the lake's outflow was at the waterfall Soga on the southeast end of the lake. In 1950, the Gåseflå dam was built further upstream creating the lake Gåseflåfjorden which adjoins the Kilefjorden at the same surface elevation so the waterfall is now underwater and it can only be seen when the lake Gåseflå is lowered for work on the power station.