Eikesdalsvatnet

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Eikesdalsvatnet
Eikesdalsvatnet -
Location Nesset, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates 62°32′35″N, 8°10′13″ECoordinates: 62°32′35″N, 8°10′13″E
Basin countries Norway
Surface area 23.1497 km²
Max. depth 155 m
Shore length1 44.02 km
Surface elevation 22 m
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality Nesset, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly 18 km in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal.

Its main inflows are the river Aura, coming from Aursjøen, and Mardøla with the famous waterfall Mardalsfossen.

The lake is surrounded by mountains of elevation 1,500-1,800 m, as Juratinden and Fløtatinden.