| Aursjøen | |
|---|---|
 View of the Aursjøen lake | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet,Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°21′44″N8°37′43″E / 62.3622°N 8.6285°E /62.3622; 8.6285 |
| Type | partlyreservoir and partlynatural freshwater lake |
| Primary outflows | Aura River |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Built | 1953 |
| Max. length | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 36.38 km2 (14.05 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 70.67 km (43.91 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 856 m (2,808 ft) |
| Islands | numerousislets |
| References | NVE[1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Aursjøen[2] is alake inNorway on the border betweenLesja Municipality inInnlandet county andMolde Municipality inMøre og Romsdal county. The 36.38-square-kilometre (14.05 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 856 metres (2,808 ft) above sea level and is about 70.67 kilometres (43.91 mi) around.
The lake wasdammed up in 1953 to provide water for the Aura power station. It flooded together with the nearby lake Gautsjøen. The water in lake Aursjøen flows out to the riverAura which flows through theEikesdalen valley and eventually to the lakeEikesdalsvatnet.[3]