Sandvinvatnet

Sandvinvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 4.3-square-kilometre (1.7 sq mi) lake lies on the southern edge of the town of Odda. The Buerdalen valley and Buarbreen glacier lie to the east of the lake. The Norwegian National Road 13 runs along the east side of the lake. The lake water flows north into the short river Opo, before entering the Sørfjorden.[1]

Sandvinvatnet
Sandvevatnet
View of the lake
Sandvinvatnet
Location of the lake
Sandvinvatnet
Sandvinvatnet (Norway)
LocationUllensvang, Vestland
Coordinates60.0416°N 6.5411°E / 60.0416; 6.5411
Primary inflowsStorelvi river
Primary outflowsOpo river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Shore length111.9 kilometres (7.4 mi)
Surface elevation88 metres (289 ft)
SettlementsOdda
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Opo – Odda" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-14.


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