Data Summary: Lake Mjosa
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| Site Name |
EUR-32 |
Photo: A. Kurata |
| Lake Name |
Lake Mjosa |
| State |
Hedmark, Oppland and Akershus |
| Country |
Norway |
| Latitude |
60:5N |
| Longitude |
11:1E |
| Altitude [m] |
121 |
| Surface area [m2] |
365,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
56,200,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
449 |
Mean depth [m] |
153 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
4 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
- |
Residence time [yr] |
6 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
16,420,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
1,632 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
8.7 |
Freezing period |
Dec-Mar |
| Mixing type |
Dimictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
219 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
5,500 |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
393 |
| Population |
200,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
12.2 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
- |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
Not serious |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
Not serious |
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