Hoklingen

Hoklingen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 6.1-square-kilometre (2.4 sq mi) lake lies just to the east of the village of Åsen and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the village of Skogn.[1]

Hoklingen
Hoklingen
Location of the lake
Hoklingen
Hoklingen (Norway)
LocationLevanger, Trøndelag
Coordinates63.6198°N 11.1313°E / 63.6198; 11.1313
Primary inflowsMovatnet
Primary outflowsFossingelva river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi)
Max. width2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Surface area6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Shore length112.74 kilometres (7.92 mi)
Surface elevation88 metres (289 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake Movatnet is the main inflow of water into Hoklingen. There is a small dam that regulates the outflow of water at the southwest end of the lake. The water flows out into the river Fossingelva which then flows into the nearby lake Hammervatnet.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Hoklingen, Levanger (Trøndelag)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-05-24.


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