Rihpojávri

Rihpojávri
Location Storfjord, Troms
Norway
Coordinates 69°12′39″N 20°36′35″E / 69.21083°N 20.60972°E / 69.21083; 20.60972Coordinates: 69°12′39″N 20°36′35″E / 69.21083°N 20.60972°E / 69.21083; 20.60972
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Roggejohka
Primary outflows Rihpojohka
Basin countries Norway
Surface area 5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Shore length1 14.77 km (9.18 mi)
Surface elevation 486 m (1,594 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Rihpojávri is a lake which lies in the municipality of Storfjord in Troms county, Norway, just to the south of European route E8. The lake is a reservoir that has a dam on the north end. The water leaving the lake flows into the Rihpojohk river which then flows into the Skibotnelva.[1]

References

  1. "Rihpojávri" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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