| Savalen | |
|---|---|
 The lake withTronfjell in the background | |
  Savalen Location of the lake Show map of Innlandet Savalen Savalen (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Tynset/Alvdal,Innlandet |
| Coordinates | 62°14′28″N10°28′56″E / 62.241111°N 10.482222°E /62.241111; 10.482222 |
| Primary outflows | Sivilla |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 48 kilometres (30 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 707 metres (2,320 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Savalen is alake inInnlandet country,Norway. The 18-square-kilometre (6.9 sq mi) lake is located along the border of the municipalitiesTynset andAlvdal. The lake sits about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of thevillage of Tynset and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of thevillage of Alvdal.[1]
The riverSivilla, which connects the lake Savalen and the large riverGlomma, is regulated and exploited by the 62-megawatt (83,000 hp) Savalenhydropower station.[1]
A tourist resort is located at the northern end of the lake, with facilities for winter sports. The skating stadium is the highest elevation skating venue in Norway.[1] This venue saw twospeed skating world records set byEric Heiden, aworld record in 1,000 m in 1978 and aworld record in 3,000 m speedskating in 1979.[citation needed]
Arne Garborg'sKolbotn is located at the southern end of the lake.[1]
