# Eikeren

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**Eikeren** or **Eikern** is a long, deep [lake](/source/Lake) in eastern [Norway](/source/Norway). The 27.6-square kilometre (10.7-square mile) lake is located on the border of [Øvre Eiker Municipality](/source/%C3%98vre_Eiker_Municipality) in [Buskerud](/source/Buskerud) county and [Holmestrand Municipality](/source/Holmestrand_Municipality) in [Vestfold](/source/Vestfold) county (the majority of the lake is in Buskerud). It is the largest lake in all of Vestfold county, measuring about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide, and reaching a depth of 158 metres (518 ft).[2]

The village of [Eidsfoss](/source/Eidsfoss) lies at the southeastern end of the lake. At Eidsfoss, water flows into the lake from the nearby lakes Bergsvann, Vikevann, Haugestadvann and Hillestadvann. Eikeren lake also receives water flowing into it from the rivers [Hakavikelva](/source/Hakavikelva) and [Steinbruelva](/source/Steinbruelva). The lake flows out through a narrow strait (*Sundet*) on the north end of the lake. The strait flows into a smaller lake Fiskumvannet. Through this strait, water flows at an average rate of 7 cubic metres per second (250 cu ft/s). From Fiskumvannet, water runs out into the river [Vestfosselva](/source/Vestfosselva) to the village of [Vestfossen](/source/Vestfossen). The river then goes on to the town of [Hokksund](/source/Hokksund), where it splits into two rivers that both flow in the large river [Drammenselva](/source/Drammenselva).[3]

## Reservoir

In 2005, Eikeren was developed by the Vestfold Inter-Municipal Waterworks, (*Vestfold Interkommunale Vannverk*), in order to provide extra drinking water for Vestfold county. The other reservoir for the county is the lake [Farris](/source/Farris) in [Larvik Municipality](/source/Larvik_Municipality). Vestfold Inter-Municipal Waterworks Authority is a company owned by all the municipalities in Vestfold county and it is responsible for water supply, water treatment, emergency power supply, and water distribution to the people of the county.[4][5]

## Tourism

During the summer season, Eikeren is served by tourist boat *M/S Eikern* which runs between the villages of [Eidsfoss](/source/Eidsfoss) and [Vestfossen](/source/Vestfossen). The original *M/S Eikern* steamer was commissioned in 1861. The steam vessel *Cappelen* was built in 1880 and was used for timber and passenger traffic. In 1903, the steamship *Stadshauptmand Schwartz* carried regular traffic and provided a link between the Kongsberg Railway (*Kongsbergbanen*) and the [Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line](/source/T%C3%B8nsberg%E2%80%93Eidsfoss_Line). The current vessel *M/S Eikern* has carried traffic on Eikern since 1997.[6]

## See also

- [List of lakes in Norway](/source/List_of_lakes_in_Norway)

## References

1. ["Innsjødatabase"](https://temakart.nve.no/link/?link=innsjodatabase) (in Norwegian). *NVE.no*. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

1. Thorsnæs, Geir (ed.) (2023-12-23). ["Eikeren"](https://snl.no/Eikeren) (in Norwegian). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)*. [Kunnskapsforlaget](/source/Kunnskapsforlaget). Retrieved 2024-03-18.

1. ["Eikernvassdraget Interessentlag - EVI"](http://www.eikern.no/). Eikern.no. Retrieved 2013-10-25.

1. ["Vestfold Vann"](http://vestfoldvann.no/). vestfoldvann.no. Retrieved 2017-10-01.

1. Per Ivar Søbstad (2005-08-10). ["Eikeren"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050904124606/http://eikerbygda.no/eikeren.shtml). eikerbygda.no. Archived from [the original](http://eikerbygda.no/eikeren.shtml) on 2005-09-04. Retrieved 2017-10-01.

1. ["M/S Eikern - Historikk"](https://www.mseikern.no/). Mseikern.no. Retrieved 2013-10-25.

## External links

- [More about Eikeren](https://web.archive.org/web/20100213104049/http://www.eikeren.no/)
- [Map of Eikeren](http://wikimapia.org/11010676/Eikeren)
- [Vestfold Intermunicipal Water Works](http://www.viv.no)
- [Pictures of Eikeren](https://www.panoramio.com/photo/40524800)
- [M/S Eikern website](http://www.mseikern.no/)

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