Drevvatnet 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 ...

that lies in the municipality of

Vefsn Vefsn ( sma, Vaapste) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen (population: 9,843). Some of the notable villages in Vefsn i ...

in Nordland county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The village of

Drevvassbygda Drevvassbygda is a village in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the northeastern shore of the lake Drevvatnet, about southwest of the village Elsfjord in what used to be the separate municipality of Elsfjo ...

lies at the northeastern end of the lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The

Nordland Line The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndel ...

railway follows the southern coast of the lake.

Name

The first element is the name of the river Drevja and the last element is the finite form of ''vatn'' which means "lake".

References

Lakes of Nordland Vefsn {{Nordland-geo-stub

Name

See also

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