Stora Lulevatten
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 19 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E | ||||||
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| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||
| Construction time: | 1971-1982 | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 480 MW | ||||||
| Operator: | Vattenfall | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 370 m | ||||||
| Water surface | 155 km² | ||||||
| Reservoir length | 40 km | ||||||
| Reservoir width | 6 km | ||||||
| Storage space | 610 000 000 m³ | ||||||
Stora Lulevatten ("Big Lule Lake") is a lake in the province of Norrbotten County in northern Sweden , through which the river Stora Luleälven flows. It has a maximum width of 6 and a length of about 40 kilometers.
The body of water is the largest of a series of 15 reservoirs along the river that were built to generate electricity .
Along the north shore of the lake, a cul-de-sac leads up to the area of the Stora Sjöfallets National Park . There are some smaller settlements on the south bank, but they are hardly accessible in terms of traffic and can basically only be reached by boat .