Reddalsvannet
| Reddalsvannet | |
|---|---|
 View of the lake | |
Interactive map of Reddalsvannet | |
| Location | Grimstad Municipality, Agder |
| Coordinates | 58°19′18″N 8°27′44″E / 58.32177°N 8.46233°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) |
Surface area | 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
Reddalsvannet[2] is a lake in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 2.25-square-kilometre (0.87 sq mi) lake lies about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southwest of the town of Grimstad. The village of Reddal lies just north of the lake.[3]
It is protected as a nature reserve because of its large bird population. The lake is connected to the sea via the Reddal Canal which has two parts: one part connects it to the neighboring Landvikvannet and the other part connects that lake to the Skagerrak. The canal was built in 1877.[3] At that time, the water in the lake Reddalsvannet was lowered down to sea level which created about 3,000 decares (3.0 km2; 1.2 sq mi) of new arable land along the lake shore.[4] (Other sources say it was only 1,300 decares (1.3 km2; 320 acres) of land that was gained.[3][5])
See also
References
- ↑ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (26 November 2024). "Reddal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Sørlandshager gjennom 50 år : 1912-1962 (in Norwegian). Grimstad: Grimstad og omegns hagebrukslag. 1962. p. 20.
- ↑ Norges bebyggelse : Sørlige seksjon Herredsbindet for Aust-Agder Vestre del (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk faglitteratur. 1956. p. 622.