Valnesvatnet
Valnesvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. The 4.91-square-kilometre (1.90 sq mi) lake lies along the Norwegian County Road 17 about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the border with Gildeskål Municipality, just northeast of the village of Nygårdsjøen. The water in the lake flows out over the Valnesfossen waterfall on its way to the sea.[1]
| Valnesvatnet | |
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  Valnesvatnet Location of the lake Show map of Nordland Valnesvatnet Valnesvatnet (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Bodø, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67.1524°N 14.4583°E / 67.1524; 14.4583 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 20.66 kilometres (12.84 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 121 metres (397 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Valnesvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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