Russvatnet | |
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Location | Vågå Municipality, Innlandet |
Coordinates | 61°33′1.7″N 8°40′33.3″E / 61.550472°N 8.675917°E |
Primary outflows | River Russa |
Catchment area | Sjoa |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) |
Max. width | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
Surface area | 4.6221 km2 (1.7846 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 22.93 kilometres (14.25 mi) |
Surface elevation | 1,175 metres (3,855 ft) |
References | NVE[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Russvatnet is a lake in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 4.6-square-kilometre (1.8 sq mi) lake is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range and also within Jotunheimen National Park. It lies in a U-shaped valley between the mountains Surtningssue, Nautgardstinden, and Besshø.