Hartevatnet or Hartevatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. It is located along the river Otra, on the south side of the village of Hovden. The lake is a good fishing spot and contains many brown trout. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake Skyvatn lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northwest and the lake Holmavatnet lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the northwest.[1]
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| Location | Bykle, Agder |
| Coordinates | 59°32′18″N 7°20′54″E / 59.5384°N 07.3482°E |
| Primary inflows | River Otra |
| Primary outflows | River Otra |
| Catchment area | Otra |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 24 kilometres (15 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 759 metres (2,490 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is a man-made reservoir. It was formed by the building of a hydro-electric dam on the river Otra. It is also connected to the nearby lake Breivevatnet by a canal.
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edit- ^ "Hartevatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-05-16.