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Lakes in Norway There are at least 450,000 freshwater lakes in Norway. Most were created by glacial erosion. Types of lakes Various Sami and Norwegian language terms distinguish different types of lake, and often feature in place names: * ''Fjord'': Althoug ...
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Bjørkelangen Bjørkelangen is a village of 3,196 inhabitants (January 2015 figures) in the Akershus county of south-eastern Norway. Located immediately north of Lake Bjørkelangen, it became the administrative centre of the Aurskog-Høland municipality in 196 ...
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Dælivannet Dælivannet is a lake in Bærum, Akershus county, Norway. It lies just beneath the Kolsås hill on the East side. The lake contains perch and pike and has a rich bird life. The lake has been the subject of paintings and sketches by many signific ...
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Hurdalsjøen Hurdalssjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Hurdal, Eidsvoll and Nannestad in Viken (county), Viken county, Norway. See also

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Mangen Mangen is a lake in the municipalities of Eidskog in Innlandet county and Aurskog-Høland in Viken county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Aursmoen (in Aurskog-Høland) and about west of the village of Skotterud (in Ei ...
* Mjøsa * Øgderen * Østernvann * Øyangen (Gran) *
Øyeren Øyeren is a lake in the Glomma River watershed, southeast of Lillestrøm. It is located within the municipalities of Enebakk, Skedsmo, Fet, and Rælingen in Akershus county and Spydeberg and Trøgstad municipalities in Østfold county. Lake Øy ...
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Setten Setten is a lake that lies in Setskog in Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus. The lake lies in typical forest terrain. The lake has many bays and small islands, and is a popular canoeing, fishing and camping area. The lake is part of the Ha ...


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Åraksfjorden Åraksfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. The lake is part of the Otra drainage basin. The northern part of the lake is fed directly by the river Otra. The southern part of the lake goes through a narrow ...
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Botnsvatnet Botnsvatnet or Botsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Valle in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located just north of the lakes Rosskreppfjorden and Kolsvatnet and the mountain Urddalsknuten, and it lies to the southeast of the mountain ...
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Botsvatn Botsvatn or Bossvatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The long, narrow reservoir is located just to the southeast of the large lake Blåsjø and northeast of the lake Ytre Storevatnet. The lake holds water for th ...
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Byglandsfjorden Byglandsfjorden is a lake in Agder county, Norway. The lake lies on the river Otra, primarily in the municipality of Bygland, but the far southern tip of the lake extends into the neighboring municipality of Evje og Hornnes. The river flows o ...
* Fisstøylvatnet * Grøssæ * Gyvatn *
Hartevatnet Hartevatnet or Hartevatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. It is located along the river Otra, on the south side of the village of Hovden. The lake is a good fishing spot and contains many brown trout. The Norwegia ...
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Herefossfjorden Herefossfjorden is a lake in the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The lake is about long and it is part of the Tovdalselva river. The Gauslåfjorden and Uldalsåna lakes flow into Herefossfjorden near the village of Herefo ...
* Holmavatnet * Holmevatnet *
Homstølvatnet Homstølvatnet or Eptevatn is a lake in the far western part of the municipality of Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is located about east of the village of Byglandsfjord (in Bygland municipality) and about northwest of the village of Mykl ...
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Hovatn Hovatn or Hovatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Otra river drainage basin. The lake is regulated and is used by the nearby Hovatn Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power plant. The dam has ...
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Kilefjorden Kilefjorden is a lake on in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, and Vennesla. The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about west of the village of Birketve ...
* Kolsvatnet *
Kvifjorden Kvifjorden is a lake in Agder county, Norway. THe lake straddles the borders of the municipalities of Bygland, Kvinesdal, and Sirdal. The lake was created when a dam was built along the Kvina river. The lake is located about northeast of the vi ...
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Longerakvatnet Longerakvatnet or Longeraksvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. It has a small dam on the southwest side to regulate the water level for hydro-electric power generation at a plant located down the hill. The la ...
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Måvatn Måvatn is a lake in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the village of Askland in the Gjøvdal valley and about south of the municipal border with Nissedal in Vestfold og Telemark county. Se ...
* Myklevatnet *
Nasvatn Nasvatn is a lake in the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Hillestad in the mountains above the Tovdal river valley. The lake has a small dam on the southwestern end, and the water le ...
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Nelaug Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable fe ...
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Nystølfjorden Nystølfjorden is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Birkenes and Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Tovdalselva river drainage basin. It flows into the Vågsdalsfjorden and eventually the Uldalsåna before emptying ...
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Ogge Ogge is a lake in the municipalities of Birkenes and Iveland in Agder county, Norway. It is located about north of the city of Kristiansand, just east of the villages of Vatnestrøm (in Iveland) and Oggevatn (in Birkenes). The lake includes ...
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Ormsavatnet Ormsavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The lake flows into the Vatndalsvatnet via a dam and canal. The lake is located in the Setesdalsheiene mountains near the lakes Store Urevatn, Holmevatnet, and Ha ...
* Østre Grimevann * Øyarvatnet * Ramvatn *
Reinevatn Reinevatn ( en, Reindeer Lake) is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located south of the lakes Store Urevatn and Vatndalsvatnet in the Setesdalsheiene mountains in the Setesdal valley, about northwest ...
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Rosskreppfjorden Rosskreppfjorden is a lake in Norway. The lake lies on the border between the municipalities of Valle and Sirdal in Agder county. The lake is part of the Kvina river system and has a hydroelectric power plant in a dam on the south end of the ...
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Skyvatn Skyvatn is a lake in the northern part of the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located south of the lake Holmavatnet and northwest of the lake Hartevatnet. The village of Hovden in Bykle is the nearest village, locate ...
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Store Bjørnevatn Store Bjørnevatn is a lake in the municipality of Valle in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located in the northern part of the municipality, near the village of Rygnestad, and about north of the municipal center of Valle and about straight ...
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Store Urevatn Store Urevatn or Urevatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The lake lies about west of the village of Hoslemo and about northwest of the municipal centre of Bykle. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea leve ...
* Straumsfjorden * Svartevatnet *
Syndle Syndle (historic: ''"Søndlevatn"'') is a lake in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Landvik area, about northwest of the center of the town of Grimstad. The lake Syndle flows into a small river on the ...
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Topsæ Topsæ is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located east of the lake Hovatn, about northeast of the village of Åraksbø. The ''Topsæfossen'' waterfall is located at the north end of the lake at the ...
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Uldalsåna Uldalsåna is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Birkenes and Froland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Tovdalselva river drainage basin. On the southeastern end of the lake, there is a hydroelectric dam which releases water ...
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Vatndalsvatnet Vatndalsvatnet or Vatnedalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The lake lies about west of the village of Berdalen and the river Otra. The nearby lakes Ormsavatnet and Store Urevatn flow into the lake through ...
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Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...

* Bjornesfjorden * Brommafjorden * Damtjern (Ringerike) *
Eikeren Eikeren or Eikern is a long and deep lake in the municipalities of Hof in the county of Vestfold og Telemark and Øvre Eiker in the county of Viken, Norway. It is the largest lake in Vestfold. At the eastern end of Vestfold is the village of E ...
* Flakavatnet * Geitsjøen *
Halnefjorden Halnefjorden is a large lake on the border of Vestland and Viken counties in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal in Viken county and in Eidfjord municipality in Vestland county. At , it is among the largest lakes ...
* Hettefjorden * Juklevatnet * Kravikfjorden * Krøderen * Langesjøen * Lauvnesvatnet * Mykle * Norefjorden * Nygardsvatnet *
Nyhellervatnet Nyhellervatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Hol (in Viken county) and Aurland (in Vestland county), Norway. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The lake is located about southeast of the village of Aurlandsv ...
* Øljusjøen * Ørteren * Øvre Hein * Øyangen (Ringerike) *
Pålsbufjorden Pålsbufjorden is a lake in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal, both in Buskerud County, Norway. The water table lies 749 meters above sea level. The area of the lake is . The Pålsbu kraftverk hydro-electric plant was built to extract ...
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Rødungen Rødungen is a lake in Viken County, Norway. The lake is located on the border between the municipalities of Ål and Nore og Uvdal. Waterfall from the lake is a power source for Usta kraftverk, a hydro-electric plant. The power station exploit ...
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Samsjøen (Ringerike) Samsjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Ringerike and Jevnaker in Viken county. Samsjøen receives inflow from the Haugerud river (''Haugerudelva'') which enters the lake from the northwest. Somma is the largest of the tributaries formed a ...
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Sperillen Sperillen is a lake in the valley of Ådal in Ringerike municipality, Viken county, Norway.Sperillen
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Stolsvatnet Stolsvatnet is a regulated lake in the municipalities of Ål and Hol in Viken county, Norway. Stolsvatnet was formed in the late 1940s by the damming of the upper parts of three rivers, (Stolsvatn, Olsendvatn, Holselva) which created a continuous ...
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Strandavatnet Strandavatnet is a lake in Hol municipality, Norway. The lake covers an area of , and lies above sea level.' The lake is a reservoir for the Rud hydroelectric powerstation in Hovet, Buskerud. In 1952/1953 a dam was constructed which lifted the lak ...
* Tingvollfjorden (Buskerud) * Tinnhølen *
Tisleifjorden Tisleifjorden is a lake on the border of Innlandet and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet county, as well in Gol and Hemsedal municipalities in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is dammed for hydroe ...
* Tunhovdfjorden *
Tyrifjorden Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 139 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. T ...
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Ustevatn Ustevatn is a lake in the municipality of Hol in Viken (county), Viken county, Norway. The main inflow is on the west side of the lake provided by Ustekveikja, which originates from the area around Finse in Hordaland. Norwegian National Road 7 ru ...
* Vavatn * Vestre Bjonevatnet


Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...

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Bajit Spielgajávri Bajit Spielgajávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino, Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies less than west of the lake Vuolit Spielgajávri and about northeast of the village of Kautokeino (village), Kau ...
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Biggejávri Biggejávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies on the Finnmarksvidda Finnmarksvidda ( sme, Finnmárkkoduottar; en, Finnmark plateau/highland) is Norway's largest plate ...
* Bjørnstadvatnet * Čárajávri * Čorotjávri * Dátkojávri * Doggejávri * Gahččanjávri * Gákkajávri *
Gardsjøen (Sør-Varanger) Gardsjøen ( sme, Gárddebealjávri) is a lake in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies just west of the Jakobselva river which forms the border with Russia. The lake lies about south of the village of ...
* Garsjøen * Gásadatjávri * Gavdnjajávri * Geađgejávri * Geašjávri * Geassájávri * Geatnjajávri * Guolehis Suolojávri * Hæmmujávri * Havvatnet * Idjajávri * Iešjávri * Juovvajávri * Kjæsvannet * Klistervatnet *
Kovvatnet (Finnmark) or is a lake in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the mainland, immediately north of the Langfjorden and about straight east of the village of Øksfjordbotn (in Loppa Municipality). The lake has two small ...
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Latnetjávri Latnetjávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies on the Kautokeinoelva river, about north of the village of Masi. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list ...
* Nissojávri * Nuorbejávri * Rágesjávri * Sálganjávri * Soagŋojávri * Store Måsvannet * Stuora Galbajávri * Stuorajávri (Alta) * Stuorajávri (Kautokeino) * Sundvatnet *
Šuoikkatjávri Šuoikkatjávri is a lake in the municipalities of Kvænangen and Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of ...
* Suolojávri (Kautokeino) * Suolojávri (Lebesby) * Svanevatn *
Virdnejávri Virdnejávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake is a man-made lake located on the river Kautokeinoelva which flows over the Finnmarksvidda plateau. The dam at the northern end ...
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Vuolit Spielgajávri Vuolit Spielgajávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies on the Finnmarksvidda plateau, about southwest of the village of Masi and about north of the village of Kautokeino. The ...


Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged int ...

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Digeren Digeren is a lake in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the municipality of Kongsvinger and a very small part extends over into Eidskog municipality to the south. The European route E16 highway runs along the north end of the lake, about ...
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Engeren Engeren is a lake in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies on the border of the municipalities of Engerdal and Trysil Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The admini ...
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Femund Femunden is Norway's third largest lake and the second largest natural lake in Norway. It is located in Innlandet and Trøndelag counties in Norway, just west of the border with Sweden. The lake lies primarily in the municipality of Engerdal ( ...
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Galtsjøen Galtsjøen is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Rendalen and Engerdal in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is considered the headwaters of the river Femundselva which flows south into Sweden. The lake inlet is through the Galtstr ...
* Gardsjøen (Grue) * Gjesåssjøen * Gutulisjøen * Harrsjøen * Hukusjøen * Innerdalsvatnet * Isteren *
Langsjøen Langsjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Tolga and Engerdal in Innlandet county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and ...
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Mangen Mangen is a lake in the municipalities of Eidskog in Innlandet county and Aurskog-Høland in Viken county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Aursmoen (in Aurskog-Høland) and about west of the village of Skotterud (in Ei ...
* Marsjøen * Mjøsa * Møkeren *
Nedre Roasten Nedre Roasten is a lake in Femundsmarka National Park on the border of Innlandet and Trøndelag counties in Norway. The lake sits on the border of the municipalities of Engerdal in Innlandet county and Røros in Trøndelag county. Nedre Roaste ...
* Nugguren * Osensjø * Råsen * Rogen * Rokosjøen *
Savalen Savalen is a lake in Innlandet country, Norway. The lake is located along the border of the municipalities Tynset and Alvdal. The lake sits about west of the village of Tynset and about north of the village of Alvdal. The river Sivilla, whic ...
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Skasen Skasen is a lake in the municipalities of Grue and Kongsvinger in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the Finnskogen forest area about to the southeast of the village of Kirkenær and about northeast of the town of Kongsvinger. See a ...
* Skjervangen * Storsjø (Nord-Odal) * Storsjøen (Rendalen) *
Vermunden Vermunden is a lake in Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the Finnskogen Finnskogen ("Forest of the Finns") is an area of Norway and Sweden situated in the counties of Innlandet and Värmland respectively, so nam ...
* Vurrusjøen


Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...

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Askevatnet Askevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Askøy in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies just northeast of the village of Ask on the eastern side of the island of Askøy. The lake is regulated by a small dam on the southeastern part of th ...
* Askjelldalsvatnet * Bjølsegrøvvatnet * Blådalsvatnet * Bondhusvatnet *
Eidfjordvatnet Eidfjordvatnet ( en, Lake Eidfjord) is a moraine-dammed lake in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is located immediately southeast of the village of Eidfjord. The village of Øvre Eidfjord lies on the southern shor ...
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Evangervatnet Evangervatnet or Lake Evanger is a lake in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet before it empties into Bolstadfjorden by the village of Bolstadøyri. Evangervatnet is na ...
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Finsevatnet Finsevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Ulvik in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the village of Finse where Finse Station on the Bergen Line is located. The Finse Tunnel is located just north of the lake. The southeas ...
* Flakavatnet * Gjønavatnet *
Granvinsvatnet Granvinsvatnet is a lake in the Granvin area of Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake sits just north of the village of Eide. The Norwegian National Road 13 exits the Tunsberg Tunnel just northwest of the lake and then runs a ...
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Halnefjorden Halnefjorden is a large lake on the border of Vestland and Viken counties in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal in Viken county and in Eidfjord municipality in Vestland county. At , it is among the largest lakes ...
* Hamlagrøvatnet * Henangervatnet * Holmavatnet (Hordaland) * Jordalsvatnet *
Juklavatnet Juklavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Kvinnherad and Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies just outside Folgefonna National Park and immediately to the west of the Nordre Folgefonna glacier. The only road a ...
* Kalandsvatnet * Kvennsjøen * Langavatnet (Odda) *
Lille Lungegårdsvannet Lille Lungegårdsvannet or Smålungeren is a small lake in the centre of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The octagonal lake is a natural lake that was historically connected to the nearby Store Lungegårdsvannet bay via a short st ...
* Løkjelsvatnet * Lønavatnet * Nordmannslågen * Onarheimsvatnet *
Oppheimsvatnet Oppheimsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies in the northern part of the municipality, about east of the village of Vinje. The European route E16 highway runs along the northern side of the la ...
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Ringedalsvatnet Ringedalsvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake sits just east of the village of Skjeggedal and about east (up the valley) from the village of Tyssedal, which sits on the shore of the Sørfjorden. Th ...
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Røldalsvatnet Røldalsvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is located about south of the town of Odda. The village of Røldal is located at the northern tip of the lake and the village of Botnen is located at the ...
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Sandvinvatnet Sandvinvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies on the southern edge of the town of Odda. The Buardalen valley and Buarbreen glacier lie to the west of the lake. The Norwegian National Road 13 runs al ...
* Skaupsjøen * Skjerjavatnet * Skogseidvatnet *
Stakkastadvatnet Stakkastadvatnet is a lake on the border of Rogaland and Vestland counties in Norway. The lake mostly lies in Rogaland along the municipal borders of Haugesund and Tysvær. A very small portion of the northern part of the lake crosses over into ...
* Steinslandsvatnet * Storavatnet, Laksevåg * Storavatnet, Holsnøy * Svartediket *
Sysenvatnet Sysenvatnet ( en, Lake Sysen) is a lake in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies at the north end of the Sysendalen valley, about east of the famous Vøringfossen waterfall. The lake is dammed on the south end ...
* Taugevatn * Tinnhølen * Torfinnsvatnet *
Valldalsvatnet Valldalsvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Røldal. The lake has a dam at the southern end, and it is used to regulate the water level for purposes of hydroel ...
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Vangsvatnet Vangsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies in the central part of the municipality, on the southwestern shore of the municipal centre of Vossevangen. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatn ...
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Vigdarvatnet Vigdarvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. A small arm off the main lake juts to the south and runs along the municipal-county border between Sveio in Vestland county and the town of Haugesund in Rogaland coun ...
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Votna Votna is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies about straight east of the village of Røldal. The European route E134 highway runs along the northern part of the lake. There is a dam on the southwest en ...


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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 ...
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Brusdalsvatnet Brusdalsvatnet is a large lake on the island of Oksenøya in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake sits on the border between Ålesund Municipality and Skodje Municipality. The lake is a reservoir that is the water supply for the nearby ci ...
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Eikesdalsvatnet Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county. The village of Eikesdalen is located at the southern end o ...
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Foldsjøen Foldsjøen is a reservoir located on the border of Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Surnadal and Rindal. The lake is dammed from the Folda River and the water is used in the Trollheim po ...
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Gråsjøen Gråsjøen is a lake/reservoir in the municipality of Surnadal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway (and a very small part in the northeastern corner of the lake is in Rindal Municipality in Trøndelag county). The lake is located in the northern p ...
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Moldevatnet Moldevatnet (''Lake Molde'') is the main reservoir and water supply for the city of Molde in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is the source of the river Moldeelva and it is located about north of the city, and th ...
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Votna Votna is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies about straight east of the village of Røldal. The European route E134 highway runs along the northern part of the lake. There is a dam on the southwest en ...


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* Almåsgrønningen *
Andorsjøen or is a lake in the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about east of the village of Snåsa. The Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park ( no, Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella nas ...
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Byavatnet Byavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Ekne and about west of the village of Ronglan. The lake Hammervatnet lies about south of Byavatnet and the lake S ...
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Eidsvatnet Eidsvatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Høylandet and Overhalla in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Skogmo. The lake empties into the river Bjøra which flows a short distance into ...
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Feren Feren or Færen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. A small part in the northwestern corner of the lake extends into the municipalities of Stjørdal, Levanger, and Verdal at the outlet into the river Forra. Th ...
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Fjergen Fjergen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake has a hydropower dam on the southern end which flows out into the Kåpperåa river which is part of the Stjørdalselva river system. There is about of wat ...
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Fossemvatnet Fossemvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just southwest of the large lake Snåsavatnet which flows into Fossemvatnet on its way to the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Sunnan lies on t ...
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Funnsjøen Funnsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake flows into the Funna river, a part of the Stjørdalselva river system. The lake has a hydropower dam at the southern end of the lake. There is about of ...
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Grøningen Grøningen is a lake in the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies in the southeastern part of the municipality, just outside Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park, about north of the lake Holderen. See also ...
* Grungstadvatnet * Gusvatnet *
Hammervatnet Hammervatnet is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies on the north side of the village of Åsen. The European route E6 highway runs along the eastern tip of the lake. The nearby lake Hoklingen flo ...
* Havdalsvatnet *
Hoklingen Hoklingen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just to the east of the village of Åsen and about south of the village of Skogn. The lake Movatnet is the main inflow of water into Hoklingen. T ...
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Holden (Verran) Holden is a lake in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about west of the village of Malm and about north of the village of Follafoss. The lake has a dam on the southern end to control the water for hyd ...
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Holderen Holderen is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian part is located inside Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park in the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county. The Swedish part is located in the municipality of ...
* Ingjelsvatnet * Innsvatnet *
Jengelvatnet or is a lake in Norway that lies on the borders of the municipalities of Røyrvik (in Trøndelag county) and Grane and Hattfjelldal (in Nordland county). The lake lies inside Børgefjell National Park and it drains to the south into the lake ...
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Kalvvatnet or is a lake in Norway that lies in Namsskogan municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county and Bindal municipality in Nordland county. Most of the lake is in Bindal, about northwest of the Namsskogan (village), village of Nam ...
* Kingen * Kvesjøen * Laksjøen * Leksdalsvatnet *
Limingen or is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, eighth-largest lake in the country. The lake lies above sea level and has an area of . At the deepest point, it is ...
* Lysvatnet (Verran) * Mellingsvatnet * Meltingvatnet *
Mjosundvatnet Mjosundvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Namsos and Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the west ...
* Mokkavatnet *
Movatnet Movatnet is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies immediately to the east of the lake Hoklingen and just to the west of the village of Markabygd. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a li ...
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Namsvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Røyrvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Namsen used to be the primary outlet, but the lake has been regulated for hydroelectric generation since 1959 and part of the water is diverted south towards ...
* Ormsetvatnet *
Ovrejaevrie or is a lake in the municipality of Røyrvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The water from the lake flows out through the river Orelva into the lake Namsvatnet. This lake lies within Børgefjell National Park Børgefjell National Park ( no, ...
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Rengen Rengen is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The lake covers in Norway and in Sweden. The Norwegian part is located in the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county, and the Swedish part is located in the municipality of Krokom ...
* Saglivatnet * Salvatnet * Sandsjøen *
Snåsavatnet Snåsavatnet (; en, Lake Snåsa) is Norway's sixth-largest lake. The lake is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Snåsa in Trøndelag county, Norway. The villages of Følling and Sunnan lie at the southwestern end of the lake and th ...
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Sønningen Sønningen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies about southwest of the village of Ekne, about west of the lake Byavatnet, and about southeast of the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. See also *L ...
* Store Øyingen * Storfrøyningen * Storgåsvatnet * Storgollomsvatnet * Storgrønningen * Stortissvatnet * Storvatnet (Leksvik) * Storvatnet (Nærøy) * Straumsetervatnet *
Tunnsjøen or is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large lake Limingen, and just west of the border with Sweden. It is above sea level and has a volume of . The deepest par ...
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Ulen Ulen may refer to: People *Thomas Ulen, an American law and economics professor Places Norway *Ulen (lake), a lake in the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county United States *Ulen, Indiana, a town in Center Township, Boone County, Indiana ...
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* Åbjørvatnet *
Alsvågvatnet Alsvågvatnet is a lake which lies in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. There is birch woodland and bogland nearby. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea ...
* Andfiskvatnet * Andkjelvatnet * Arstaddalsdammen * Balvatnet *
Baugevatnet Baugevatnet is a lake that lies in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the village of Kjøpsvik and just northwest of the border with Sweden. The lake Båvrojávrre lies about to the southwest and ...
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Båvrojávrre Båvrojávrre is a lake that lies on the border between Norway and Sweden. Most of the lake lies in Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county. Only of the lake lies in Sweden in Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County. The lake Bauge ...
* Bjørnefossvatnet * Blåmannsisvatnet *
Bleiksvatnet Bleiksvatnet is a lake in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located just south of the village of Bleik on the island of Andøya Andøya is the northernmost island in the Vesterålen archipelago, situated about in ...
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Bleikvatnet Bleikvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Bleikvasslia. The lake is regulated by a dam. The water flows out to the south and then down a tall waterfall on ...
* Blerekvatnet * Bogvatnet * Børsvatnet * Daningen *
Drevvatnet Drevvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Drevvassbygda lies at the northeastern end of the lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The Nordland Line The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsban ...
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Eidevatnet Eidvatnet or Eidevatnet is a lake that is located in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the wes ...
* Elsvatnet * Famnvatnet * Faulvatnet * Fellvatnet * Finnknevatnet * Fiskelausvatnet (Grane) * Fiskeløysvatnet (Saltdal) * Fjærvatnet *
Fjellvatnet Fjellvatnet is a lake that is located in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies mostly in Bindal Municipality, but the far eastern part of the lake extends into the neighboring Brønnøy Municipality where it is known as ''Storvatnet''. It fl ...
* Fjerdvatnet * Forsanvatnet * Forsvatnet * Fustvatnet * Gåsvatnet * Gautelisvatnet *
Geitvatnet Geitvatnet is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of the lake Søndre Bukkevatnet and the lake Langvatnet lies to the south. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reser ...
* Gjømmervatnet * Grasvatnet * Grovatnet *
Hartvikvatnet or is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the village of Bjerkvik and just less than with the border with Sweden. The Elvegårdsmoen military camp lies just west of the lake. See al ...
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Heggmovatnet Heggmovatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located about northeast of the village of Løding. The lake is regulated and it is the main water source for the town of Bodø. The water ...
* Helgåvatnet * Hjertvatnet * Hopvatnet * Horndalsvatnet * Hundålvatnet *
Indre Sildvikvatnet or (or unofficially: ''Indre Sildvikvatnet'') is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies south of the Rombaken fjord. The lake has a dam on the northern end and the water is used for hydroelectric power produ ...
* Iptojávri *
Jengelvatnet or is a lake in Norway that lies on the borders of the municipalities of Røyrvik (in Trøndelag county) and Grane and Hattfjelldal (in Nordland county). The lake lies inside Børgefjell National Park and it drains to the south into the lake ...
* Kaldvågvatnet * Kallvatnet *
Kalvvatnet or is a lake in Norway that lies in Namsskogan municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county and Bindal municipality in Nordland county. Most of the lake is in Bindal, about northwest of the Namsskogan (village), village of Nam ...
* Kilvatnet * Kjårdavatnet *
Kjelvatnet (Ballangen) Kjelvatnet is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies at an elevation of above sea level, just south of the Frostisen glacier, near the border with Sweden. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list o ...
* Kjelvatnet (Fauske) *
Kjemåvatnet or is a lake that lies in the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about west of the village of Lønsdal Lønsdal is a village in the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. The village is locate ...
* Kjerringvatnet (Hattfjelldal) * Kobbvatnet *
Krutvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Hattfjelldal in Nordland county, Norway. It lies about east of the lake Røssvatnet and about west of the border with Sweden. The Norwegian National Road 73 runs on the southern shore of the lake on its wa ...
* Kvitvatnet * Låmivatnet *
Langvatnet (Ballangen) or is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located northwest of the lake Sijdasjávrre and south of the lake Geitvatnet in the southeastern part of Ballangen, about from the border with Sweden. See also *List ...
* Langvatnet (Fauske) * Langvatnet (Gildeskål) *
Langvatnet (Rana) Langvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just northwest of the town of Mo i Rana. The lake flows out into the river Langvassåga just north of Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll. The lake used as a ...
* Langvatnet (Sørfold) * Langvatnet (Tysfjord) * Leirvatnet (Sørfold) * Litle Sokumvatnet * Litlumvatnet * Litlverivatnet * Livsejávrre * Lossivatnet *
Luktvatnet Luktvatnet is a lake that lies in the northern part of the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies between the mountains Korgfjellet and Lukttinden, about south of the village of Elsfjord. The European route E6 highw ...
* Lysvatnet (Meløy) *
Majavatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of Børgefjell National Park in southern Grane. The village of Majavatn lies on the eastern shore of the lake. European route E6 and the Nordl ...
* Makkvatnet * Markavatnet (Meløy) * Melkevatnet * Mellingsvatnet * Mjåvatnet * Mørsvikvatnet * Muorkkejávrre *
Nedre Fagervollvatnet Holmvatnet is a lake and a reservoir in the municipality of Rana 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 n ...
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Nedre Fiplingvatnet or is a lake that lies in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of Børgefjell National Park Børgefjell National Park ( no, Børgefjell nasjonalpark, sma, Byrkije vaarjelimmiedajve) is an undevelop ...
* Nedre Veikvatnet * Nedrevatnet * Niingsvatnet * Nordre Bjøllåvatnet *
Ømmervatnet Ømmervatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The European route E06 highway passes along the eastern coast of the lake. The lake lies about east of the village of Drevjemoen and about northeast of t ...
* Överuman * Øvrevatnet * Ramsgjelvatnet * Ranseren * Raudvatnet * Reingardslivatnet * Reinoksvatnet * Rekvatnet * Rødvatnet *
Røssvatnet or is a lake and reservoir in the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area. Wi ...
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Rotvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy 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 portio ...
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Røyrvatnet or is a lake that lies in the municipality of Sørfold 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 northernm ...
* Rundvatnet * Saglivatnet * Sandnesvatnet *
Sausvatnet Sausvatnet is a lake that is located in Brønnøy Municipality 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 no ...
* Sealggajávri * Sefrivatnet * Siiddašjávri * Sildhopvatnet *
Simskardvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Hattfjelldal in Nordland county, Norway. It is the headwaters of the river Vefsna. The lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, just east of the municipal border with Grane. See also * List of lakes in ...
* Sisovatnet * Skilvatnet * Skogvollvatnet * Šluŋkkajávri * Sokumvatnet * Solbjørnvatnet * Soløyvatnet * Søre Bukkevatnet * Søre Vistvatnet * Storakersvatnet * Store Svenningsvatnet * Storglomvatnet * Stormålvatnet *
Stormyrbassenget Stormyrbassenget, also known as Stormyraven or Avan, is a lake in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It lies about south of the municipal center of Korgen and about north of the village of Bleikvasslia. The lake lies along ...
* Storskogvatnet * Storvatnet (Ballangen) * Straumfjordvatnet * Straumvatnet *
Strindvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about south of the village of Tømmerneset. The European route E06 highway runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake Sandnesvatnet lies to the ...
* Trollvatnet * Unkervatnet * Unna Guovdelisjávri * Valnesvatnet *
Vatnvatnet Vatnvatnet (literal translation ''water water'') is a lake that lies in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about north of the village of Løding Løding is a village in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland ...
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Virvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern corner of the municipality, about south of the mountain Bolna and less than west of the border with Sweden. See also * List of lakes in N ...
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Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The c ...

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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 ...
* Avalsjøen * Bessvatnet * Breiddalsvatnet * Bukkehammartjørna *
Bygdin Bygdin is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The is located in the southern part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The long, narrow mountain lake is located between the large lakes Tyin (to the west) and Vinstre to the ...
* Dokkfløyvatn *
Einavatnet Einavatnet is a lake which lies in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies at an elevation of above sea level. The lake lies in the southern portion of the municipality, about south of the municipal centre, Raufo ...
* Feforvatnet * Flatningen * Fleinsendin *
Gjende Gjende or Gjendin is a lake in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range and also inside Jotunheimen National Park. The proglacial lake shows typical characteristics of glacial formation, ...
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Helin Helin is a lake which lies in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The southeastern shore of the lake forms the municipal border with neighboring Vestre Slidre Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is locat ...
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Lesjaskogsvatnet Lesjaskogsvatnet (literally: the Lesjaskog lake) is a lake in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the upper Gudbrandsdalen valley, between the villages of Lesjaskog (on the west end) and Lesjaverk (on the east end). ...
* Losna * Mjøsa * Nedre Heimdalsvatn * Olefjorden *
Olstappen Olstappen is a lake in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The southeastern shore of the lake forms the municipal border with Sør-Fron Municipality. The lies about south of the village of Skåbu. The Vinstra river, coming from ...
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Otrøvatnet Otrøvatnet (historic name: ''Støgovatnet'') is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the Filefjell area, about to the southwest of the village of Tyinkrysset. The European route E16 European route E16 ...
* Øvre Leirungen * Øvre Sjodalsvatnet * Øyangen (Gran) * Øyangen (Nord-Fron) * Øyangen (Valdres) * Prestesteinsvatnet *
Randsfjorden Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake with an area of . Its volume is estimated at just over , and its greatest depth is . The lake is located at an elevation of above sea level. It is located in Innlandet and Viken counties in the munic ...
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Rondvatnet Rondvatnet is a lake in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is a long, narrow lake in Rondane National Park, about northeast of the town of Otta. The Norwegian Mountain Touring Association's tourist cabins at Rondvassbu ar ...
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Samsjøen (Ringerike) Samsjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Ringerike and Jevnaker in Viken county. Samsjøen receives inflow from the Haugerud river (''Haugerudelva'') which enters the lake from the northwest. Somma is the largest of the tributaries formed a ...
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Slettningen Slettningen is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in the Filefjell area, about west of the village of Tyinkrysset. See also *List of lakes in Norway References

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Strondafjorden Strondafjorden () is a lake which lies in the municipalities of Nord-Aurdal and Vestre Slidre in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is part of the Begna watershed. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and it has a circumference of ...
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Tisleifjorden Tisleifjorden is a lake on the border of Innlandet and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet county, as well in Gol and Hemsedal municipalities in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is dammed for hydroe ...
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Tyin Tyin is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is located in the southwest part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The lake lies in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, but a small portion of the lake extends into Å ...
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Vågåvatn Vågåvatn or Vågåvatnet is a lake located in Lom and Vågå municipalities in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is part of the river Otta, which begins in Skjåk municipality, flows into lake Vågåvatn. It then exits the Vågåvatn at Vå ...
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Vangsmjøse Vangsmjøse (also spelled as ''Vangsmjøsa'' or ''Vangsmjøsi'') is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake has an area of and it has a maximum depth of about deep. A local myth says that if a raw ham is lowered into t ...
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Vinstre Vinstre is a lake in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake lies in Øystre Slidre Municipality and the very western tip of the lake crosses over into the neighboring Vang Municipality. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. Vinstre wa ...


Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

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Maridalsvannet Maridalsvannet ( en, Lake Maridal) is a lake in Maridalen, Oslo, Norway. It is the largest lake in the municipality of Oslo, and serves as the main drinking water supply for the city. The lake drains via the river Akerselva to the Oslofjord ...
* Nordre Puttjern * Nøklevann *
Østensjøvannet Østensjøvannet () is a lake located in the Østensjø borough in Oslo, Norway. It is well known for the wide variety of birds and other wildlife that can be found there. It is currently a wildlife preserve, though urban development posed a ser ...
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Sognsvann Sognsvann (or ''Sognsvannet'') is a 3.3 km circumference lake just north of Oslo, Norway. Lying just within the greenbelt around Oslo, the lake is a popular recreational area, used as a camping, picnicking and bathing destination for the re ...
* Sværsvann * Tryvann


Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...

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Ara ARA may refer to: Media and the arts * American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences * '' Artistička Radna Akcija'', compilation album released in former Yugoslavia * Associate of the Royal Academy, denoting membership in the British Royal Aca ...
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Aspern Aspern () is part of Donaustadt, the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria. History The area is known because of the Battle of Aspern-Essling, which was fought in the nearby Lobau on 21 and 22 May 1809. In that battle, the Austrian army, led by A ...
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Femsjøen Femsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Halden in Østfold county, Norway. It is the source of the river Tista. Referencesrences See also

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Øyeren Øyeren is a lake in the Glomma River watershed, southeast of Lillestrøm. It is located within the municipalities of Enebakk, Skedsmo, Fet, and Rælingen in Akershus county and Spydeberg and Trøgstad municipalities in Østfold county. Lake Øy ...
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Øymarksjøen Øymarksjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Aremark and Marker in Østfold county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western an ...
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Store Le Stora Le or Lesjön in Swedish and Store Le in Norwegian is a lake in Dalsland, Sweden, the northern end of which proceeds into Norway and into Värmland, where it continues as Lake Foxen. The lake stretches approximately 70 km (43.5 Mi) f ...
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Vansjø Vansjø is a lake in the municipalities of Moss, Råde, Rygge, Våler in Østfold county, Norway. Vansjø is part of Moss watershed (''Mossevassdraget'') stretching from Østmarka. Vansjø has four inflow rivers. The lake is fed by the Hobø ...
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Vestvannet Vestvannet is a lake located within the municipality of Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway. The lower part of the lake is a Protected areas of Norway, protected area included in the Vestvannet Nature Reserve (''Vestvannet naturreservat''). S ...
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Byrkjelandsvatnet Byrkjelandsvatnet or Storavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies about north of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake flows out through the short river Malmeisåna which flows into the lake Hof ...
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Edlandsvatnet Edlandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large village of Ålgård, immediately southwest of the lake Limavatnet. The European route E39 highway runs along the northern ...
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Eiavatnet Eiavatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Eigersund and Sokndal, about east of the town of Egersund. The lake is regulated at an elevation of so it can be used as a reservoir fo ...
* Flassavatnet * Frøylandsvatnet * Frøylandsvatnet (Sandnes) * Grøsfjellvatnet *
Hofreistæ Hofreistæ is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake immediately south of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake is fed by a short river from the lakes Austrumdalsvatnet and Byrkjelandsvatnet Byrkjelandsva ...
* Holmavatnet * Holmevatnet * Hovsvatnet *
Limavatnet Limavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies between the villages of Ålgård and Gjesdal. On the western end of the lake, the European route E39 highway crosses the lake on the Vaula Bridge. ...
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Lundevatn Lundevatn, or Lundevatnet,The suffix "''-et''" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence ''Lundevatnet'' is equivalent to "the Lundevatn." Both forms can be found in English language text. is a lake on the borders ...
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Nodlandsvatnet Nodlandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Eigersund in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located about east of the town of Egersund. The lake is a major reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake beh ...
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Oltedalsvatnet Oltedalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the village of Oltedal. It is a reservoir along the river Oltedalsåna that is used to store water for the Oltedal Hydroelectric Po ...
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Orrevatnet Orrevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Klepp in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake is the largest lake in Jæren. The lake sits about above sea level and it is situated along the seashore. The wide sandy beach strip of land that separate ...
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Stakkastadvatnet Stakkastadvatnet is a lake on the border of Rogaland and Vestland counties in Norway. The lake mostly lies in Rogaland along the municipal borders of Haugesund and Tysvær. A very small portion of the northern part of the lake crosses over into ...
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Suldalsvatnet Suldalsvatnet ( en, Lake Suldal) is the sixth-deepest lake in Norway. The deep lake lies in the municipality of Suldal Suldal is a municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district o ...
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Teksevatnet Teksevatnet is a lake located on the border of the municipalities of Eigersund and Lund in Rogaland county, Norway. The lake lies just north of the European route E39 highway about northeast of the town of Egersund Egersund is a town in ...
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Vigdarvatnet Vigdarvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. A small arm off the main lake juts to the south and runs along the municipal-county border between Sveio in Vestland county and the town of Haugesund in Rogaland coun ...
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Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...

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Austdalsvatnet Austdalsvatnet is a lake in the northwestern part of Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Breheimen mountain range at the end of the Austdalsbreen glacier, just north of the lake Styggevatnet. It is about east of ...
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Breimsvatn Breimsvatn or Breimsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Gloppen and Sunnfjord in Vestland county, Norway. At , it is the largest lake in Gloppen (followed by the lake Emhjellevatnet). The European route E39 highway runs along the north en ...
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Degnepollvatnet Degnepollvatnet or Deknepollvatnet (known locally as ''Polljavatnet'') is a lake in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is situated on the mainland between the small villages of Degnepoll and Tennebø, just east of the town ...
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Dingevatn Dingevatn or Dingevatnet is the 18th deepest lake in Norway, reaching a maximum depth of . It is located in the municipality of Gulen in Vestland county. The lake is located just east of the village of Dingja, about southeast of the mouth of th ...
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Emhjellevatnet Eimhjellevatnet or Emhjellevatnet (also known as ''Storfjorden'') is a lake in Hyen area of Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with Kinn Municipality. ...
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Endestadvatnet Endestadvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the village of Eikefjord and west of the lake Emhjellevatnet in neighboring Gloppen municipality. See also *List of lakes in Nor ...
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Fretheimsdalsvatnet Viddalsdammen (Norwegian for "The Viddal Dam") is a lake and a reservoir in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The reservoir has an area of and the elevation varies between and above sea level. Viddalsdammen is located at the end ...
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Holsavatnet Holsavatnet is a lake which lies in the municipality of Sunnfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the town of Førde and about east of the village of Bruland. The village of Holsen lies at the eastern end of t ...
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Hornindalsvatnet Hornindalsvatnet is Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, and the world's twelfth deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of . Its surface is above sea level, which means that its bottom is below sea level. The village of Grodås lies at ...
* Jølstravatn * Juklevatnet *
Lovatnet Lovatnet (also Loenvatnet) is a lake in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the village of Loen and about east of the village of Olden. The lake lies just southwest of the mountain Skåla ...
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Nyhellervatnet Nyhellervatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Hol (in Viken county) and Aurland (in Vestland county), Norway. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The lake is located about southeast of the village of Aurlandsv ...
* Øljusjøen * Oppstrynsvatn * Prestesteinsvatnet *
Styggevatnet Styggevatnet is a glacial lake from the glacier Jostedalsbreen in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake lies just southeast of the lake Austdalsvatnet. The lake is regulated by a dam and it empties into the river Jostedøla ...
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Tyin Tyin is a lake in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is located in the southwest part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The lake lies in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, but a small portion of the lake extends into Å ...


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Femund Femunden is Norway's third largest lake and the second largest natural lake in Norway. It is located in Innlandet and Trøndelag counties in Norway, just west of the border with Sweden. The lake lies primarily in the municipality of Engerdal ( ...
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Feragen Feragen is a lake in the municipality of Røros in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the town of Røros. The lake flows out into the lake Håsjøen and the Håelva river. There is a canal connecting Feragen to Fem ...
* Flensjøen * Fundin * Gagnåsvatnet *
Gjevilvatnet Gjevillvatnet (or ''Gjevilvatnet'') is a lake in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Trollheimen mountain range, about south of the mountain Blåhøa and about northwest of the village of Vognillan. T ...
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Nedre Roasten Nedre Roasten is a lake in Femundsmarka National Park on the border of Innlandet and Trøndelag counties in Norway. The lake sits on the border of the municipalities of Engerdal in Innlandet county and Røros in Trøndelag county. Nedre Roaste ...
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Øyangsvatnet Øyangsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies in the west central part of Agdenes, just east of the border with Snillfjord municipality. The lake is about west of the villages of Lensvik and ...
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Øyungen Øyungen is a lake in the municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies about southwest of the village of Hessdalen. The Forollhogna National Park surrounds the lake on three sides. Name The first part of the name is ...
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Selbusjø Selbusjø or Selbusjøen is the 17th largest lake in Norway. It is located in Trøndelag county, primarily in the municipality of Selbu, although the western end of it lies in the neighboring municipality of Trondheim. The lake is the largest la ...
* Sørungen * Stordalsvatnet * Storvatnet (Leksvik) * Straumsetervatnet *
Svorksjøen Svorksjøen is a lake in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies on the border of the municipalities of Melhus and Orkland. The lake lies about east of the village of Svorkmo and about southwest of the village of Korsvegen. The water flows ou ...
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Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

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Bandak Bandak is a lake in the municipalities of Kviteseid and Tokke in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark Canal route, belongs to the Skien watershed. The river Tokke flows into the lake, and the outlet i ...
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Flåvatn Flåvatn is a lake in the municipalities of Nome and Kviteseid in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The lake is the easternmost of the connected lakes Bandak, Kviteseidvatnet and Flåvatn, which are all part of the Telemark Canal. The lake's ...
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Fyresvatn Fyresvatn, or Fyresvatnet, is the fifth-deepest lake in Norway with a depth of . It is located in Fyresdal municipality, part of Vestfold og Telemark county. Fyresvatn belongs to the Arendal watershed, and discharges via the Fyreselv river int ...
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Kalhovdfjorden Kalhovdfjorden is a lake belonging to the municipality of Tinn in Vestfold og Telemark county in southern Norway. Kalhovdfjorden belongs to the catchment of the river Skien. The river Mår comes out of the lake. The lake is part of the Skiensva ...
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Kviteseidvatn Kviteseidvatn (or ''Kviteseidvatnet''The suffix "''-et''" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence ''Kviteseidvatnet'' is equivalent to "the Kviteseidvatn." Both forms can be found in English language text.) is a ...
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Lake Tinn 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 larger ...
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Møsvatn Møsvatn (or Møsvann) is the tenth-largest lake in Norway with a surface area of 78.31 km2. It lies primarily Møsstrond, Vinje in Vestfold og Telemark. The lake lies in the watershed of the Skien river (''Skiensvassdrag'') and discharges ...
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Nisser Nisser is a lake in Nissedal, Norway. It is the 13th-largest lake in the nation by area with a surface area of , the 10th largest by volume at 7.19 km³, and the 13th deepest at . It is located in Nissedal and Kviteseid municipality in Ves ...
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Norsjø Norsjø is a lake in the municipalities of Skien, Nome and Sauherad in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is 55 km² in area and 15 meters above sea level. Norsjø is part of the Telemark Canal. Most rivers in Telemark meet Norsjø on ...
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Seljordsvatnet Seljord Lake (''Seljordsvatnet'') is a lake in the municipality Seljord in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The main influx river is Vallaråi, and the lake drains through Bøelva. The lake covers an area of . According to local folklore Selma, a s ...
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Totak Totak is a lake in the municipality of Vinje in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The lake is part of the Skien river watershed ( Skiensvassdraget), discharging via the river Tokke to lake Bandak. At 306 m Totak is the 10th deepest l ...


Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...

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Leinavatn or is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. It is almost entirely located in Bardu Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county in Norway, but a very small area crosses over into Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County in Sweden. The lake ...
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Rihpojávri Rihpojávri or Riehppejávri is a lake which lies in Storfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway, just to the south of European route E8. The lake is a reservoir that has a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts t ...
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Šuoikkatjávri Šuoikkatjávri is a lake in the municipalities of Kvænangen and Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of ...


Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...

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Gillsvannet Gillsvannet or Gjelsvannet is a freshwater lake in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located about northeast of downtown Kristiansand, along to County Road 452. The lake lies about west of the Topdalsfjord ...
* Gjuvvatnet * Gravatnet * Gyvatn * Juvatn *
Kilefjorden Kilefjorden is a lake on in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located on the border of the municipalities of Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, and Vennesla. The lake is part of the river Otra. The lake is located about west of the village of Birketve ...
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Kulivatnet Kulivatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sirdal in Agder county, Norway. It sits just downhill from the border with Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county. The lake is somewhat V-shaped and it has a small dam A dam is a barrie ...
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Kumlevollvatnet Kumlevollvatnet or Kongevollvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Flekkefjord in Agder county, Norway. The lake lies along the river Fedaelva, just south of Gyland and about northeast of the town of Flekkefjord. See also *List of lakes in N ...
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Kvifjorden Kvifjorden is a lake in Agder county, Norway. THe lake straddles the borders of the municipalities of Bygland, Kvinesdal, and Sirdal. The lake was created when a dam was built along the Kvina river. The lake is located about northeast of the vi ...
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Lundevatn Lundevatn, or Lundevatnet,The suffix "''-et''" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence ''Lundevatnet'' is equivalent to "the Lundevatn." Both forms can be found in English language text. is a lake on the borders ...
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Lygne Lygne is a lake in the municipality of Hægebostad in Agder county, Norway. The lake is part of the river Lygna Lygna or Lyngdalselva is a river in Agder county, Norway. The river runs from the mountains in northern Hægebostad municipality, ...
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Rosskreppfjorden Rosskreppfjorden is a lake in Norway. The lake lies on the border between the municipalities of Valle and Sirdal in Agder county. The lake is part of the Kvina river system and has a hydroelectric power plant in a dam on the south end of the ...
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Sirdalsvatnet Sirdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord in Agder county, Norway. The lake is about long running from the village of Tonstad Tonstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sirdal in Agder county, N ...
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Venneslafjorden Venneslafjorden is a lake in the municipality of Vennesla in Agder county, Norway. The lake is locate along the river Otra. There are several islands and islets located in the northern part of the lake, the largest of which is Drivenesøya. The ...
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Vollevannet Vollevannet is a freshwater lake in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lies in the district of Gimlekollen in the borough of Lund, and the surrounding residential area is also called Vollevannet. The lake lies along t ...
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Ytre Øydnavatnet Ytre Øydnavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Lyngdal in Agder county, Norway. The lake is located along the river Audna, just south of the lake Øvre Øydnavatnet. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The long lake lies ...


Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...

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Eikeren Eikeren or Eikern is a long and deep lake in the municipalities of Hof in the county of Vestfold og Telemark and Øvre Eiker in the county of Viken, Norway. It is the largest lake in Vestfold. At the eastern end of Vestfold is the village of E ...
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Goksjø Goksjø is a lake in the municipalities of Sandefjord, Larvik and Andebu in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. Goksjø is 5 km from north to south, and has a circumference of 20 km. At its deepest, Goksjø is no deeper than 26 meters. Goksjø ha ...
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See also

* Geography of Norway *
List of rivers in Norway The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length: # Glomma, # Pasvikelva and Ivalo, (109 km in Norway) # Numedalslågen, # Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma, # Tana, # Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva, # Skiensvassdrag ...


References

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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 ...
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