Tyrifjorden
Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 138.56 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. The lake's primary source is the Begna river, which discharges into Tyrifjorden at Hønefoss where the river forms the waterfall of Hønefossen. Its primary outlet is at Vikersund near the lake's southwest corner, where Tyrifjorden discharges into the Drammenselva river.
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- Body of water.name
- Tyrifjorden
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- Holsfjorden, Hole.jpg
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- Norway Buskerud#Norway
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- Location of Tyrifjorden in Buskerud
- Body of water.location
- Buskerud, Norway
- Body of water.type
- fjord lake
- Body of water.inflow
- Begna, Henåa, Skjærdalselva, Sogna and Storelva
- Body of water.outflow
- Drammenselva
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.islands
- Frognøya, Storøya, Utøya
- Body of water.cities
- Hønefoss
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Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 138.56 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. The lake's primary source is the Begna river, which discharges into Tyrifjorden at Hønefoss where the river forms the waterfall of Hønefossen. Its primary outlet is at Vikersund near the lake's southwest corner, where Tyrifjorden discharges into the Drammenselva river.
==Location== thumb|left|Tyrifjorden map Tyrifjorden is located in the county of Buskerud and borders the municipalities of Hole, Lier, Modum, and Ringerike. Tyrifjorden is a landlocked fjord. It consists of a main body, Storfjorden, along with the Holsfjorden, Nordfjorden, and Steinsfjorden branches.