Drevvatnet

Drevvatnet
Location Vefsn, Nordland
Coordinates 66°3′23″N 13°23′39″E / 66.05639°N 13.39417°ECoordinates: 66°3′23″N 13°23′39″E / 66.05639°N 13.39417°E
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Max. width 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Shore length1 11.74 kilometres (7.29 mi)
Surface elevation 48 metres (157 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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 lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The Nordlandsbanen railway line follows the southern coast of the lake.[1]

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.