Flåvatn

Flåvatn is a lake in the municipalities of Nome and Kviteseid in Telemark county, Norway. The lake is the easternmost of the three connected lakes Bandak, Kviteseidvatnet and Flåvatn, which are all part of the Telemark Canal. The lake's area is 19.52 square kilometres (7.54 sq mi). The outlet is via the river Straumen (Eidselva) which flows down to the lake Norsjø.^[2]

Flåvatn
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Location	Kviteseid Municipality, Telemark
Coordinates	59°19′N 8°49′E
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Kviteseidvatn lake
Primary outflows	Straumen river
Catchment area	3,250.56 km2 (1,255.05 sq mi)
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Max. width	3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Surface area	19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Average depth	67.5 m (221 ft)
Max. depth	152 m (499 ft)
Water volume	1.32 km3 (0.32 cu mi)
Shore length1	43.8 km (27.2 mi)
Surface elevation	72 m (236 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The village of Kilen lies along the northern shore of the lake and the village of Flåbygd lies at the eastern end of the lake.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
2. Lundbo, Sten, ed. (24 May 2023). "Flåvatn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 August 2023.