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]
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Location | Eidfjord, Vestland |
Coordinates | 60.4481°N 7.1080°E / 60.4481; 7.1080 |
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. |
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