Lake Eiði
Lake Eiði (Faroese: Eiðisvatn) is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands.
Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá. It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 47 hectares (120 acres) that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers (0.44 sq mi). The size of the lake was increased by walls 22 and 13 m high, constructed by the SEV company in connection with the Eiði power plant, which uses the lake as a reservoir. Electricity production was started in 1987. Two tunnels redirect water from adjacent valleys to Eiði.
References
- ^ Proctor, James. 2013. Faroe Islands, 3rd ed. Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 104.
- ^ Umhvørvisstovan: Størstu vøtn.
- ^ SEV: Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed.
- ^ "The Eiði Plant". SEV. Retrieved 2 March 2017.