Storvatnet (Bykle)

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Storvatnet
Location Bykle & Valle (Aust-Agder);
Sirdal (Vest-Agder);
Forsand (Rogaland)
Coordinates 59°15′12″N 6°55′11″E / 59.25333°N 6.91972°E / 59.25333; 6.91972Coordinates: 59°15′12″N 6°55′11″E / 59.25333°N 6.91972°E / 59.25333; 6.91972
Basin countries Norway
Surface area 32.57 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Shore length1 86.06 km (53.48 mi)
Surface elevation 899 m (2,949 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Storvatnet (also known as Ytre Storvatnet) is a lake in the counties of Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder, and Rogaland, Norway. The majority of the area is located in the municipality of Bykle. It is part of the Svartevatnet reservoir that empties into the Sira River system. The lake is located just south of the lake Blåsjø and southwest of Botsvatn. The village area of Bykle is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the lake.[1]

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Storvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-05-17. 
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