Kviteseidvatn

Kviteseidvatn (or Kviteseidvatnet[1]) is a lake in the municipality of Kviteseid in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The lake is part of the Telemark Canal and lies in the Skein watershed.

Kviteseidvatnet
LocationKviteseid (Vestfold og Telemark)
Coordinates59°22′55″N 08°27′53″E
Basin countriesNorway
Surface area13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Shore length126.94 km (16.74 mi)
Surface elevation72 m (236 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kviteseidvatn's inlet is via ‘’Strauman’’ from lake Bandak, and it discharges via the ‘’Straumen’’ to Flåvatn.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References and notes

  1. The suffix "-et" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence Kviteseidvatnet is equivalent to "the Kviteseidvatn." Both forms can be found in English language text.
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