Valevatn
Valevatn is a lake in the municipality of Sirdal in Agder county, Norway. The 6.97-square-kilometre (2.69 sq mi) lake lies just north of the lake Gravatnet and a short distance west of the village of Kvæven. There are two dams on the east side of the L-shaped lake. The lake drains into the lake Gravatnet and the river Sira which runs just east of the lake.
| Valevatn | |
|---|---|
  Valevatn  Valevatn | |
| Location | Sirdal, Agder |
| Coordinates | 58°55′31″N 06°47′25″E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 46.73 kilometres (29.04 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 660 metres (2,170 ft)[1] |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
References
- "Valevatn, Sirdal (Vest-Agder)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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