Hopvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.83-square-kilometre (1.48 sq mi) lake lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Nordfold.[1] The lake is located just above sea level and it empties into the nearby Nordfolda branch of the Folda fjord.
| Hopvatnet | |
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  Hopvatnet Location of the lake  Hopvatnet Hopvatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Steigen, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°48′21″N 15°39′06″E / 67.8058°N 15.6516°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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- ^ "Hopvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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