Eidfjordvatnet
Eidfjordvatnet (English: Lake Eidfjord)[1][2][3] is a moraine-dammed lake in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.55-square-kilometre (1.37 sq mi) lake is located immediately southeast of the village of Eidfjord. The village of Øvre Eidfjord lies on the southern shore of the lake. Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the western shore of the lake. The water enters the lake through the Bjoreio and Veig rivers, and the water empties from the lake through the Eio River.[4]
| Eidfjordvatnet | |
|---|---|
| Location | Eidfjord, Vestland |
| Coordinates | 60.4481°N 7.1080°E |
| Primary inflows | Bjoreio, Veig |
| Primary outflows | Eio |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 9.53 kilometres (5.92 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 19 metres (62 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
References
- Benjamin Bellwald; Berit Oline Hjelstuen; Hans Petter Sejrup; Haflidi Haflidason (2016). "Postglacial Mass Failures in the Inner Hardangerfjorden System, Western Norway". In Lamarche, Geoffroy; et al. (eds.). Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: 7th International Symposium. Cham: Springer. p. 74.
- Gullick, C. F. W. R.; Aste, E. A. (1943). Norway, vol. 2. London: Naval Intelligence Division. p. 170.
- Couch, Brad (July 30, 2015). "A Cruise on Norway's Fjords Is a Relaxing Way to Discover How the Barbaric Vikings of Old Survived". Herald Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- Store norske leksikon. "Eidfjordvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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