Straumvatnet

Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSørfold Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°19′34″N 15°39′17″E / 67.3260°N 15.6546°E / 67.3260; 15.6546
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Shore length113.52 kilometres (8.40 mi)
Surface elevation5 metres (16 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Straumvatnet (Norwegian) or Strávvejávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located on the southeast side of the village of Straumen. The lake Røyrvatnet lies about 750 metres (2,460 ft) south of this lake. Straumvatnet empties into the Sørfolda fjord.[3]

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Straumvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-10.