Eldrevatnet or Eldrevatn 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 ...

in the municipality of

Lærdal Lærdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Lærdalsøyri. The old Filefjell Kon ...

Vestland Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...

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 lake lies at an elevation of above sea level. It is located about southeast of the village of Borgund, not far from the

European route E16 European route E16 is the designation of a main west-east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, from Derry to Gävle, via Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, previously by ferry to Bergen, Voss, through the Gudvanga Tunnel and th ...

highway and the

Filefjell Kongevegen The Filefjell Kongevegen ( en, The Kings Road) is the name of the old trail over Filefjell, the mountainous area between Lærdal/Borgund, Sogn og Fjordane, Borgund, and Valdres in Norway. It is the historical main route linking Western Norway and Ea ...

road. The lake Øljusjøen lies south of the lake. The lake Juklevatnet and the mountain Høgeloft both lie about to the northeast of the lake. The lake Eldrevatnet is regulated by a hydroelectric

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

and supplies water for a nearby power station.

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Lakes of Vestland Lærdal Reservoirs in Norway {{Vestland-geo-stub

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