Tokke (river)
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Tokke is a river in Telemark
, Norway. It flows through the municipalities Vinje
and Tokke
, between the lakes Totak
and Bandak
. The Tokke river system was regulated between 1959 and 1979, with seven hydroelectric power stations with a combined installed capacity of .
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, Norway. It flows through the municipalities Vinje
Vinje
Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.-Name:...
and Tokke
Tokke
Tokke is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was created on 1 January 1964 upon the merger of the two older municipalities of Lårdal and Mo...
, between the lakes Totak
Totak
Totak is a lake in the municipality of Vinje in Telemark county, Norway. The lake is part of the Skein river watershed , discharging via the river Tokke to lake Bandak. At 306 m Totak is the 10th deepest lake in Norway; this tremendous overdeepening marks it as a glacially formed lake with...
and Bandak
Bandak
Bandak is a lake in the municipality of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark Canal route, belongs to the Skien watershed...
. The Tokke river system was regulated between 1959 and 1979, with seven hydroelectric power stations with a combined installed capacity of .