Kjelvatnet (Norwegian) or Giebbnejávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.85-square-kilometre (1.49 sq mi) lake lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the village of Sulitjelma near the border with Junkerdal National Park. Water flows into the lake from the large lake Balvatnet (in Saltdal Municipality) and it flows out of the lake to the north along the Balmi River to the lake Langvatnet.[3]

Kjelvatnet (Norwegian)
Giebbnejávrre (Lule Sami)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationFauske Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°03′52″N 16°01′47″E / 67.0645°N 16.0296°E / 67.0645; 16.0296
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Shore length116.23 kilometres (10.08 mi)
Surface elevation510 metres (1,670 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Kjelvatnet – i Fauske" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-02.