Flåvatn is a lake in the municipalities of Nome and Kviteseid in Telemark county, Norway. The lake is the easternmost of the three connected lakes Bandak, Kviteseidvatnet and Flåvatn, which are all part of the Telemark Canal. The lake's area is 19.52 square kilometres (7.54 sq mi). The outlet is via the river Straumen (Eidselva) which flows down to the lake Norsjø.[2]
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Location | Kviteseid Municipality, Telemark |
Coordinates | 59°19′N 8°49′E / 59.317°N 8.817°E |
Type | glacial lake |
Primary inflows | Kviteseidvatn lake |
Primary outflows | Straumen river |
Catchment area | 3,250.56 km2 (1,255.05 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Max. width | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
Surface area | 19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi) |
Average depth | 67.5 m (221 ft) |
Max. depth | 152 m (499 ft) |
Water volume | 1.32 km3 (0.32 cu mi) |
Shore length1 | 43.8 km (27.2 mi) |
Surface elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
References | NVE[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The village of Kilen lies along the northern shore of the lake and the village of Flåbygd lies at the eastern end of the lake.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten, ed. (24 May 2023). "Flåvatn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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