Langvatnet (Gildeskål)
Langvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Inndyr. It sits directly southwest of the large lake Sokumvatnet.[1] The lake is partially supplied by discharge from the Langvann Hydroelectric Power Station[2] and serves as a reservoir for the Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station.[3]
| Langvatnet | |
|---|---|
  Langvatnet Location of the lake  Langvatnet Langvatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Gildeskål, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66.9051°N 14.1607°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 11.51 kilometres (7.15 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 334 metres (1,096 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Langvatnet – innsjø i Gildeskål" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- SKS produksjon: Langvann. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- SKS produksjon: Sundsfjord. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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