Selbusjøen
Lake in Trøndelag, Norway
title: "Selbusjøen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lakes-of-trøndelag", "selbu-municipality", "trondheim"] description: "Lake in Trøndelag, Norway" topic_path: "general/lakes-of-trondelag" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selbusjøen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Lake in Trøndelag, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox body of water"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Selbusjøen |
| image | Selbusjøen.jpg |
| image_bathymetry | la2-demis-selbusjoen.png |
| caption_bathymetry | Selbusjøen lies southeast of the city of Trondheim |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of the lake |
| coordinates | |
| location | Selbu Municipality and Trondheim Municipality, Trøndelag |
| type | glacial lake |
| inflow | Nea River |
| outflow | Nidelva |
| {{convert | 2876.05 |
| basin_countries | Norway |
| length | 30 km |
| width | 4 km |
| area | 57.9 km2 |
| {{convert | 70 |
| max-depth | 206 m |
| volume | 4.05 km3 |
| shore | 110.81 km |
| elevation | 161 m |
| islands | Hoøya |
| reference | NVE |
| :: |
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Selbusjøen is the 17th largest lake in Norway. It is located in Trøndelag county, primarily in Selbu Municipality, although the western end of it lies in the neighboring Trondheim Municipality. The 57.9 km2 lake is the largest lake in the southern part of Trøndelag county. Selbusjøen is part of the Nea-Nidelv watershed, with the Nea River flowing into it on the eastern end and the Nidelva River flowing out the western end. The deepest part of the lake reaches 206 m below the surface. The villages of Selbustrand, Fossan, Tømra, Trøa, Innbygda, Mebonden, Vikvarvet, and Sjøbygda are located on the shores around the lake.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Selbusjøen_I.jpg" caption="View of Selbusjøen"] ::
References
References
- "Innsjødatabase".
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- (2017-11-29). "Selbusjøen". [[Kunnskapsforlaget]].
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