Vostervatnet is a lake in the municipality of Strand in Rogaland county, Norway.[1] The 2.62-square-kilometre (1.01 sq mi) lake lies in the northwestern part of Strand, just south of the Fognafjorden. The village of Tau lies about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of the lake. The main outflow of the lake is the river Fiskåna, which flows north from the northeastern corner of the lake, down the hill to the village of Fiskå on the shore of the fjord.

Vostervatnet
Vostervatnet (Bokmål)
Vostervatnet is located in Rogaland
Vostervatnet
Vostervatnet
Location of the lake
Vostervatnet is located in Norway
Vostervatnet
Vostervatnet
Vostervatnet (Norway)
LocationStrand, Rogaland
Coordinates59°05′45″N 5°58′42″E / 59.0959°N 5.9784°E / 59.0959; 5.9784
Primary outflowsFiskåna
Catchment area11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi)
Max. width1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Surface area2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Shore length110.88 kilometres (6.76 mi)
Surface elevation54 metres (177 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Vostervatnet, Strand (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-02-02.