Bjølsegrøvvatnet

(Redirected from Bjolsegrovvatnet)

Bjølsegrøvvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The 5.82-square-kilometre (2.25 sq mi) lake lies at an elevation of 880 metres (2,890 ft) above sea level in the mountains east of the Fyksesund fjord and northwest of the village of Ålvik. It has a dam on the southeastern tip of the lake to regulate the amount of water in it. The lake is used as a reservoir for the nearby Bjølvo hydroelectric power station.[1]

Bjølsegrøvvatnet
Bjølsegrøvvatnet is located in Vestland
Bjølsegrøvvatnet
Bjølsegrøvvatnet
LocationKvam, Vestland
Coordinates60°27′28″N 6°20′43″E / 60.4578°N 6.3453°E / 60.4578; 6.3453
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. width4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Surface area5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Shore length119.98 kilometres (12.41 mi)
Surface elevation880 metres (2,890 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bjølsegrøvvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-30.