Limavatnet

Limavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway.^[1] The 1.73 km² (0.67 sq mi) lake lies between the villages of Ålgård and Gjesdal. On the western end of the lake, the European route E39 highway crosses the lake on the Vaula Bridge. The lake Edlandsvatnet lies immediately to the west of the bridge.^[2] The hydronym Lima, belonging to the lake, adjacent settlements, and associated surname, is, according to Oddvar Nes, likely derived from the Indo-European root "lei-", which means "wet, calm water".^[3]

Limavatnet
View of the Limagarden farm, overlooking the lake.
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Location	Gjesdal, Rogaland
Coordinates	58.7790°N 5.9265°E / 58.7790; 5.9265
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width	1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area	1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Max. depth	34 metres (112 ft)
Surface elevation	104 metres (341 ft)
References	NVE

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. "Limavatnet, Gjesdal (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
2. "Search Limavatnet > Vassdrag > Innsjodatabase > Details" (in Norwegian). NVE Atlas. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
3. Stenroos, Merja (2012). Language Contact and Development around the North Sea. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 57, 62–63. ISBN 9789027274663.