Våvatnet
| Våvatnet | |
|---|---|
  Våvatnet Location of the lake Show map of Trøndelag Våvatnet Våvatnet (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Snillfjord and Orkdal, Trøndelag |
| Coordinates | 63°19′45″N 9°32′26″E / 63.3291°N 09.5406°E / 63.3291; 09.5406Coordinates: 63°19′45″N 9°32′26″E / 63.3291°N 09.5406°E / 63.3291; 09.5406 |
| Primary outflows | Sagelva |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Built | 1910 |
| Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 300 metres (980 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Våvatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Snillfjord and Orkdal in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] The lake was dammed in 1910 and is used as the main reservoir for the municipality of Orkdal. The water flows into the lake Songsjøen and then into the lake Gagnåsvatnet.
The lake is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the village of Krokstadøra and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Ytre Snillfjord, both in Snillfjord municipality, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Gjølme in Orkdal municipality.
See also
References
- ↑ "Våvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
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