Coordinates: 66°03′18″N 13°23′24″E / 66.0549°N 13.3901°E / 66.0549; 13.3901

Drevvatnet

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Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet is located in Nordland
Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet
Location of the lake
Drevvatnet is located in Norway
Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet
Drevvatnet (Norway)
LocationVefsn, Nordland
Coordinates66°03′18″N 13°23′24″E / 66.0549°N 13.3901°E / 66.0549; 13.3901
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Max. width1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Shore length111.74 kilometres (7.29 mi)
Surface elevation48 metres (157 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Drevvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Drevvassbygda lies at the northeastern end of the 4.93-square-kilometre (1.90 sq mi) lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The Nordland Line railway follows the southern coast of the lake.[1]

Name

The first element is the name of the river Drevja and the last element is the finite form of vatn which means "lake".

See also

References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Drevjedalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-30.