Byrkjelandsvatnet

Byrkjelandsvatnet or Storavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway.[1] The 5.17-square-kilometre (2.00 sq mi) lake lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake flows out through the short river Malmeisåna which flows into the lake Hofreistæ.

Byrkjelandsvatnet
Birkelandsvatnet
Storavatnet
LocationBjerkreim, Rogaland
Coordinates58.7064°N 06.1427°E / 58.7064; 06.1427
Primary outflowsMalmeisåna river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Shore length122.36 kilometres (13.89 mi)
Surface elevation179 metres (587 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Birkelandsvatnet, Bjerkreim (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-01.


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