Nordre Puttjern

Nordre Puttjern is a lake located west of Puttåsen in the northern part of Østmarka in Oslo municipality, Norway.

Nordre Puttjern
Location of the lake in Norway.
Location of the lake in Norway.
Nordre Puttjern
Location of the lake in Norway.
Location of the lake in Norway.
Nordre Puttjern
LocationØstmarka, Oslo, Norway
Coordinates59°55′13.51″N 10°53′30.00″E
Typelake
Nordre Puttjern in 2007, after the drainage was recovered

Together with Søndre Puttjern lake right nearby, it was almost entirely dried up in 1997 due to a leak during the construction of the railway tunnel Romeriksporten.[1] The water level in Nordre Puttjern dropped 6 metres, so that the depth was reduced from 9 to 3 metres.[2]

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