Lake Grensevatn
Description:
Grensevatn is a lake lying in the basin of the Paz River on the Russian-Norwegian border. In territorial and administrative terms belongs to the commune of Sør-Varanger (Norway) and the Murmansk region of Russia. The lake is located at an altitude of just over 70 meters above sea level. It is connected with the Barents Sea basin by the Paz River.
The lake is usually fed by atmospheric precipitation. The relief is low, in places swampy.
Large capes Grenceneset and Gelsomio are issued. The banks are covered with birch and pine forests. The basin is full of islands, the largest of which are Korkeasaari, Aittasaari and Balgisholmen.
The rivers Heteoya, Nautsiyoki and Edevasselva flow into the lake.
The Paz River connects it to Lake Inari and the Hevoskos Reservoir. There are no Norwegian settlements here. On the shore is the lonely Russian village of Rayakoski.