Nesjøen
Sign in to saveNesjøen is an artificial lake (reservoir) in Tydal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is part of the Nea-Nidelv watershed which lies on the western part of the Sylan mountain range. The lake lies about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and north of the village of Stugudalen. The lake is good for trout fishing.
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Nesjøen is an artificial lake (reservoir) in Tydal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is part of the Nea-Nidelv watershed which lies on the western part of the Sylan mountain range. The lake lies about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and north of the village of Stugudalen. The lake is good for trout fishing.
==History== Trondheim Energiverk was given the contract for hydroelectric power generation in 1968 and they built and completed a dam in 1971. The dam was built on the Nea River and would flood the bogs to the east and north and would create a lake that would eventually merge with the nearby lake Esandsjøen. The results of the new, combined lake would be a reservoir holding about of water. The lake Nesjøen has a total watershed feeding it of about .
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