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Øyeren
Øyeren
Location	Akershus and Østfold counties, Norway
Coordinates	59°51′26″N 11°09′48″E / 59.85722°N 11.16333°E
Type	Natural lake
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	84.74 km²
Max. depth	71 m
Shore length1	165.47 km
Surface elevation	101 m
References	NVE
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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Øyeren is a lake in the Glomma river watershed, southeast of Lillestrøm. It is located within the municipalities of Enebakk, Skedsmo, Fet and Rælingen in Akershus county and Spydeberg and Trøgstad municipalities in Østfold county.

Øyeren lake is the ninth largest lake by area in Norway with a surface area of 84.7 km². It is 101 meters above sea level and 71 meters deep.

The name of the lake (Norse Øyir) is derived from øy f 'island; flat and fertil land along a waterside'.

An area which includes parts of the northern ("nordre") end of the lake is an established nature preserve, listed as a Ramsar site.

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 '''Øyeren''' is a [[lake]] in  the [[Glomma]] river watershed, southeast of [[Lillestrøm]]. It is located within the municipalities of [[Enebakk]], [[Skedsmo]], [[Fet]] and [[Rælingen]] in [[Akershus]] county and [[Spydeberg]] and  [[Trøgstad]] municipalities in [[Østfold]] county.
-Øyeren lake is the [[List of lakes in Norway|ninth largest lake]] by area in [[Norway]] with a surface area of 84.7 km&sup2;.  It is 101 meters above sea level and 71 meters deep.
+Øyeren lake is the [[List of lakes in Norway|ninth largest lake]] by area in [[Norway]] with a surface area of 84.7 km².  It is 101 meters above sea level and 71 meters deep.
 ==The name==