Bandak

Bandak
Location	Kviteseid, Tokke (Telemark)
Coordinates	59°23′53″N 08°18′23″E / 59.39806°N 8.30639°E / 59.39806; 8.30639Coordinates: 59°23′53″N 08°18′23″E / 59.39806°N 8.30639°E / 59.39806; 8.30639
Primary inflows	Tokke
Primary outflows	Straumane
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	26.40 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Max. depth	325 m (1,066 ft)
Water volume	3.17 km3 (2,570,000 acre·ft)
Shore length1	60.16 km (37.38 mi)
Surface elevation	72 m (236 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Bandak is a lake in the municipalities of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark Canal route, belongs to the Skien watershed. The river Tokke flows into the lake, and the outlet is via the river Straumane, to Kviteseidvatn.

The Tokke Hydroelectric Power Station utilizes the hydraulic head from Lake Vinje to Lake Bandak of ~394 meters to generate electricity. It is one of northern Europe's largest power plants with a production of some 440,000 kilowatts.

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