Muorkkejávrre

Muorkkejávrre (Lule Sami) or Eidevatnet (Norwegian)^[2] is a lake that lies in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 5.94-square-kilometre (2.29 sq mi) lake lies about 75 metres (246 ft) west of the border with Sweden and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Sulitjelma. The water from the lake flows west into the neighboring lake Låmivatnet.^[3] The ending -jávrre is the Lule Sami word for "lake".

Eidevatnet (Norwegian) Muorkkejávrre (Lule Sami)
Historic: Muotkejávri (Lule Sami) Eidvatnet (Norwegian)
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Fauske Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates	67.0703°N 16.3304°E / 67.0703; 16.3304
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi)
Max. width	1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Shore length1	18 kilometres (11 mi)
Surface elevation	712 metres (2,336 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway
• Geography of Norway

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
3. "Eidevatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-03.