Drevvatnet
Lake in Vefsn, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake in Vefsn, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Drevvatnet | |
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Location | Vefsn, Nordland |
Coordinates | 66.0549°N 13.3901°E |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) |
Max. width | 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) |
Surface area | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 11.74 kilometres (7.29 mi) |
Surface elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The first element is the name of the river Drevja and the last element is the finite form of vatn which means "lake".
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