Forsvatnet[2] is a lake that lies on the border of Steigen Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake lies just south of the Steigen Tunnel in the northeast part of Steigen Municipality.[3]
| Forsvatnet | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Steigen and Hamarøy, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°55′09″N 15°41′01″E / 67.9193°N 15.6837°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 13.89 kilometres (8.63 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 258 metres (846 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Forsanvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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