Eikesdalsvatnet is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

Molde Municipality Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county,

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. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county. The village of

Eikesdalen Eikesdalen is a river valley and a small village in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The river Aura flows through the valley. The village is located at the south end of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet at the mouth of the river Aur ...

is located at the southern end of the lake. Average depth is 89 meters (which is 67 meters below sea level) such that most of the lake's volume is below sea level.Dybdekart over Eikesdalsvatnet, NVE ''Dybdekartbok'', Oslo, 1984. Its main inflows are the river Aura, flowing northwest from the lake

Aursjøen Aursjøen is a lake in Norway on the border between Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county and Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and is about around. The lake was dammed up in 1 ...

, and the river Mardøla with the famous waterfall

Mardalsfossen Mardalsfossen is a waterfall in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is sometimes referred to as one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows out of a hanging valley into the lake ...

. The lake flows out through the River Eira which flows into the

Eresfjorden Eresfjorden is a fjord in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is a long branch off of the main Langfjorden, which is itself a branch off the great Romsdal Fjord. The fjord begins at the mouth of the Eira River near the vil ...

. The lake is surrounded by tall mountains like Juratinden and Fløtatinden.

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Molde Lakes of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub

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