Heggmovatnet
Heggmovatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. The 9.38-square-kilometre (3.62 sq mi) lake is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village of Løding. The lake is regulated and it is the main water source for the town of Bodø.[1] The water flows out of the lake into the river Heggmoelva, which then flows into the lake Vatnvatnet.[2] Sjunkhatten National Park surrounds the lake.
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  Heggmovatnet Location of the lake  Heggmovatnet Heggmovatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Bodø, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67.3790°N 14.9668°E |
| Primary outflows | Heggmoelva |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 22.42 kilometres (13.93 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 131 metres (430 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- "Bodø hovedvannverk" (in Norwegian). Bodø kommune. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- Store norske leksikon. "Heggmoelva" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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