Hopvatnet

Hopvatnet
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSteigen Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°48′21″N 15°39′06″E / 67.8058°N 15.6516°E / 67.8058; 15.6516
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Shore length115 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Surface elevation5 metres (16 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Hopvatnet[2] is a lake in Steigen Municipality 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.[3] The lake is located just above sea level and it empties into the nearby Nordfolda branch of the Folda fjord.

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ "Hopvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-25.