Straumvatnet (Norwegian) or Strávvejávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located on the southeast side of the village of Straumen. The lake Røyrvatnet lies about 750 metres (2,460 ft) south of this lake. Straumvatnet empties into the Sørfolda fjord.[3]
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Sørfold Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°19′34″N 15°39′17″E / 67.3260°N 15.6546°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 13.52 kilometres (8.40 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Straumvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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