Eidfjordvatnet

Summary

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. Øvre Eidfjord village 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
A view to Eidfjordvatnet from the southern end of the lake in the municipality of Eidfjord, Hordaland, Norway in 2011.
Eidfjordvatnet is located in Vestland
Eidfjordvatnet
Eidfjordvatnet
LocationEidfjord, Vestland
Coordinates60°26′53″N 7°06′29″E / 60.4481°N 7.1080°E / 60.4481; 7.1080
Primary inflowsBjoreio, Veig
Primary outflowsEio
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Shore length19.53 kilometres (5.92 mi)
Surface elevation19 metres (62 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Gullick, C. F. W. R.; Aste, E. A. (1943). Norway, vol. 2. London: Naval Intelligence Division. p. 170.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eidfjordvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-30.