Byrkjelandsvatnet

Byrkjelandsvatnet
Birkelandsvatnet Storavatnet
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Location	Bjerkreim, Rogaland
Coordinates	58°42′23″N 6°08′34″E / 58.7064°N 06.1427°E / 58.7064; 06.1427
Type	fjord lake
Primary outflows	Malmeisåna river
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area	5.17 km^2 (2.00 sq mi)
Max. depth	90 m (300 ft)
Shore length^1	22.36 km (13.89 mi)
Surface elevation	179 m (587 ft)
References	NVE
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Byrkjelandsvatnet or Storavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway.^[1] The 5.17-square-kilometre (2.00 sq mi) lake lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake flows out through the short river Malmeisåna which flows into the lake Hofreistæ.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. "Birkelandsvatnet, Bjerkreim (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-01.