Suldalsvatnet

Suldalsvatnet
Suldalsvatnet is located in Rogaland
Suldalsvatnet
Suldalsvatnet
Location of the lake
Suldalsvatnet is located in Norway
Suldalsvatnet
Suldalsvatnet
Suldalsvatnet (Norway)
LocationSuldal, Rogaland
Coordinates59°31′36″N 6°35′57″E / 59.5267°N 6.5991°E / 59.5267; 6.5991
Typeglacial fjord lake
Primary inflowsBrattlandsdalåa, Eivindsåa, Hamrabøåa, Helganesåna, Kvilldalsåa, Roaldkvamsåa and Storåa
Primary outflowsSuldalslågen
Catchment area1,303.75 km2 (503.38 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length29 km (18 mi)
Max. width1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area28.83 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Average depth156 m (512 ft)
Max. depth376 m (1,234 ft)
Water volume4.51 km3 (1.08 cu mi)
Shore length175.95 km (47.19 mi)
Surface elevation69 m (226 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Suldalsvatnet (English: Lake Suldal)[1][2][3] is the sixth-deepest lake in Norway. The 376-metre (1,234 ft) deep lake lies in the municipality of Suldal in Rogaland county, Norway. The 29-square-kilometre (11 sq mi) lake is the headwaters of the river Suldalslågen and it sits at an elevation of 69 metres (226 ft) above sea level. The lake has a volume of 4.51 cubic kilometres (1.08 cu mi).[4]

The 29-kilometre (18 mi) long lake is regulated for use in two nearby hydroelectric power plants.[4]

  1. ^ Wilson, Damon (2004). The World's Greatest Unsolved Mysteries. New York: Barnes and Noble Books. p. 271.
  2. ^ Fodor, Eugene (1977). Fodor's Scandinavia 1977. New York: David McKay Co. p. 272.
  3. ^ Nordland, Odd (1969). Brewing and Beer Traditions in Norway: The Social Anthropological Background of the Brewing Industry. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 141.
  4. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Suldalsvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-05-18.