Drevvatnet

Drevvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Drevvassbygda lies at the northeastern end of the 4.93-square-kilometre (1.90 sq mi) lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The Nordland Line railway follows the southern coast of the lake.[1]

Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet
Location of the lake
Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet (Norway)
LocationVefsn, Nordland
Coordinates66.0549°N 13.3901°E / 66.0549; 13.3901
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Max. width1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Shore length111.74 kilometres (7.29 mi)
Surface elevation48 metres (157 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Name

The first element is the name of the river Drevja and the last element is the finite form of vatn which means "lake".

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Drevjedalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-30.


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