Øvrevatnet or Øvervatnet is a lake that lies in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the town of Fauske. The 10.98-square-kilometre (4.24 sq mi) lake flows out into the neighboring lake Nedrevatnet to the west.[1]
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| Location | Fauske, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67.22°N 15.66°E / 67.22; 15.66 |
| Native name | Øvervatnet (Bokmål) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 33.11 kilometres (20.57 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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