Byrkjelandsvatnet

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Byrkjelandsvatnet
Birkelandsvatnet
Storavatnet
Byrkjelandsvatnet is located in Rogaland
Byrkjelandsvatnet
Byrkjelandsvatnet
Location of the lake
LocationBjerkreim, Rogaland
Coordinates58°42′23″N 6°08′34″E / 58.7064°N 06.1427°E / 58.7064; 06.1427Coordinates: 58°42′23″N 6°08′34″E / 58.7064°N 06.1427°E / 58.7064; 06.1427
Primary outflowsMalmeisåna river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Shore length122.36 kilometres (13.89 mi)
Surface elevation179 metres (587 ft)
ReferencesNVE
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.


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