Forsvatnet (Steigen)

Forsvatnet
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSteigen and Hamarøy, Nordland
Coordinates67°55′09″N 15°41′01″E / 67.9193°N 15.6837°E / 67.9193; 15.6837
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi)
Surface area
4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Shore length1
13.89 kilometres (8.63 mi)
Surface elevation
258 metres (846 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Forsvatnet[2] is a lake that lies on the border of Steigen Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake lies just south of the Steigen Tunnel in the northeast part of Steigen Municipality.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Forsanvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-25.