Fyresvatnet

Fyresvatnet or Fyresvatn is a lake in Fyresdal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. With a depth of 377 metres (1,237 ft), the lake is the fifth-deepest lake in Norway. The 49.7-square-kilometre (19.2 sq mi) lake stretches about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the village of Kilegrend in the south to Moland in the north.^[1][2]

Fyresvatnet
Fyresvatn
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Location	Fyresdal Municipality, Telemark
Coordinates	59.08883°N 8.15703°E / 59.08883; 8.15703
Type	glacial lake
Primary inflows	Breiviksåne, Dalåni, Fardøl, Nordåi, Sitjeåi and Vikåi
Primary outflows	Fyresdalsåna
Catchment area	878.7 km2 (339.3 sq mi)
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	25 kilometres (16 mi)
Max. width	2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area	49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
Average depth	120 m (390 ft)
Max. depth	377 m (1,237 ft)
Water volume	5.96 km3 (1.43 cu mi)
Shore length1	63.41 km (39.40 mi)
Surface elevation	275–280 m (902–919 ft)
Islands	Øyne
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

At the southern end of the lake, the sides of the lake are steep and sparsely inhabited. At the north end, near Moland Church, the terrain is more open and the residential areas are more dense. This is the site of the village of Moland (the municipal centre).^[2]

Fyresvatnet belongs to the Arendal watershed, and discharges via the Fyresdalsåna river into the Nidelva river, which flows into the Skagerrak at Arendal in Agder county.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. Lundbo, Sten; Askheim, Svein, eds. (2 April 2022). "Fyresvatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 January 2023.