Frøylandsvatnet

Frøylandsvatnet
Location Klepp and Time, Rogaland
Coordinates 58°44′59″N 05°40′33″E / 58.74972°N 5.67583°E / 58.74972; 5.67583Coordinates: 58°44′59″N 05°40′33″E / 58.74972°N 5.67583°E / 58.74972; 5.67583
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Average depth 5.5 metres (18 ft)
Shore length1 24.1 kilometres (15.0 mi)
Surface elevation 24 metres (79 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway. The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake is located in the district of Jæren. It forms part of the municipal boundary line between Klepp and Time. The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of 5.5 metres (18 ft).[1]

Frøylandsvatnet

The town of Bryne is located at the south end of the lake. The villages of Klepp stasjon, Orstad, and Kvernaland are all located around the northern end of the lake. The origin of the name is from the Norse god Frey.

Environmental issues

The lake is located in an area with very intensive agriculture. Early in the 1980s the lake was identified as being one of the worst cases of eutrophication in Norway. Algal bloom was a widespread problem, and there were cases reported of poisonous algae causing cattle to die from drinking the water.

The release of substances containing nitrogen and phosphorus has since been reduced, but large collections of sediment in the shallow lake cause the problems to decline rather slowly.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Frøylandsvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-29.


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