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
LocationSirdal, Agder
Coordinates58°55′31″N 06°47′25″E
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Shore length146.73 kilometres (29.04 mi)
Surface elevation660 metres (2,170 ft)[1]
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Valevatn, Sirdal (Vest-Agder)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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