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lake in Notodden and Tinn, Telemark, Norway
Tinnsjå is one of the largest lakes in Norway measuring about 51.38 km2 (19.84 sq mi). At a depth of 460 m (1,510 ft) it is the third deepest lake in Norway and Europe. Tinnsjå is located in Tinn Municipality and Notodden Municipality in Telemark county. At its source in the west, the Måna river flows out of the lake Møsvatn and past the town of Rjukan into Tinnsjå. From the north, the river Mår flows from the lakes Mår, Gøystavatn, and Kalhovdfjorden into Tinnsjå. Tinnsjå is part of the Skien watershed, and it drains via the Tinnåa river in the south, down to the lake Heddalsvatnet.
