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Gagnåsvatnet or Gangåsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 5.49-square-kilometre (1,360-acre) lake is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of the town of Orkanger and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Fannrem in the Orkdalen valley.[1]

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Location	Orkland, Trøndelag
Coordinates	63.2745°N 09.6360°E / 63.2745; 09.6360
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width	4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Surface area	5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Shore length1	19.6 kilometres (12.2 mi)
Surface elevation	153 metres (502 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The water flows into the lake from the Songa river which flows out of the lake Våvatnet which is also in Orkland. The water leaves the lake through the Skjenaldelva river which ultimately flows into the Trondheimsfjord. The lake Hostovatnet lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the lake.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

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