Eikeren or Eikern is a long, deep lake in eastern Norway . The 27.6-square-kilometre (10.7 sq mi) lake is located on the border of Øvre Eiker Municipality in Buskerud county and Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county (the majority of the lake is in Buskerud). It is the largest lake in all of Vestfold county, measuring about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide, and reaching a depth of 158 metres (518 ft).
6-561: The village of Eidsfoss lies at the southeastern end of the lake. At Eidsfoss, water flows into the lake from the nearby lakes Bergsvann, Vikevann, Haugestadvann and Hillestadvann. Eikeren lake also receives water flowing into it from the rivers Hakavikelva and Steinbruelva . The lake flows out through a narrow strait ( Sundet ) on the north end of the lake. The strait flows into a smaller lake Fiskumvannet. Through this strait, water flows at an average rate of 7 cubic metres per second (250 cu ft/s). From Fiskumvannet, water runs out into
12-583: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Buskerud location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a lake in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eidsfoss Eidsfoss is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway . The village is located at the southern end of
18-588: Is the lake Farris in Larvik Municipality . Vestfold Inter-Municipal Waterworks Authority is a company owned by all the municipalities in Vestfold county and it is responsible for water supply, water treatment, emergency power supply, and water distribution to the people of the county. During the summer season, Eikeren is served by tourist boat M/S Eikern which runs between the villages of Eidsfoss and Vestfossen . The original M/S Eikern steamer
24-501: The lake Eikeren , about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the village of Hof and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Vestfossen (in Øvre Eiker Municipality ). The village itself is mostly located on a small isthmus of land between two lakes, with a river connecting them. The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works ( Eidsfos Jernverk ) which was first built in 1697. The ironworks
30-495: The river Vestfosselva to the village of Vestfossen . The river then goes on to the town of Hokksund , where it splits into two rivers that both flow in the large river Drammenselva . In 2005, Eikeren was developed by the Vestfold Inter-Municipal Waterworks, ( Vestfold Interkommunale Vannverk ), in order to provide extra drinking water for Vestfold county. The other reservoir for the county
36-547: Was commissioned in 1861. The steam vessel Cappelen was built in 1880 and was used for timber and passenger traffic. In 1903, the steamship Stadshauptmand Schwartz carried regular traffic and provided a link between the Kongsberg Railway ( Kongsbergbanen ) and the Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line . The current vessel M/S Eikern has carried traffic on Eikern since 1997. This Vestfold location article
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