Eimhjellevatnet or Emhjellevatnet (also known as Storfjorden) is a lake in Hyen area of Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 11.39-square-kilometre (4.40 sq mi) lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with Kinn Municipality. The villages of Eimhjellen and Solheim can be found along its shore and the village of Straume lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north. The lake lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Sandane. It is the second largest lake in all of Gloppen municipality (after Breimsvatn) and it has a good population of trout for fishing.[1][2]

Eimhjellevatnet
Emhjellevatnet
Storfjorden
Eimhjellevatnet is located in Vestland
Eimhjellevatnet
Eimhjellevatnet
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
Coordinates61°38′18″N 5°45′00″E / 61.6384°N 5.7500°E / 61.6384; 5.7500
Primary inflowsHeimelva river
Primary outflowsSagelva river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 km (5.6 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Surface area11.39 km2 (4.40 sq mi)
Max. depth139 m (456 ft)
Shore length128.37 km (17.63 mi)
Surface elevation123 m (404 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eimhjellevatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  2. ^ "Storfjorden" (in Norwegian). Sportsfiske.nu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-07.