Dingevatn

Dingevatn or Dingevatnet is the 18th deepest lake in Norway, reaching a maximum depth of 220 metres (720 ft). It is located in the municipality of Gulen in Vestland county. The 2.84-square-kilometre (1.10 sq mi) lake is located just east of the village of Dingja, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Sognefjorden. The lake lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the municipal center of Eivindvik. The lake flows out into the small Dingjaelva river, which runs past the village of Dingja before emptying into the Sognesjøen strait.[1][2]

Dingevatn
Dingevatnet
View of the lake (photo: Bjarne Thune)
Dingevatn is located in Vestland
Dingevatn
Dingevatn
Location of the lake
Dingevatn is located in Norway
Dingevatn
Dingevatn
Dingevatn (Norway)
LocationGulen Municipality, Vestland
Coordinates61.0360°N 5.0877°E / 61.0360; 5.0877
Typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsEikedalselva from Brossvikvatnet
Primary outflowsDingjaelva
Catchment area27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Average depth88 m (289 ft)
Max. depth220 m (720 ft)
Water volume0.251 km3 (0.060 cu mi)
Shore length114 km (8.7 mi)
Surface elevation26 m (85 ft)
IslandsØyna
SettlementsDingja
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Innsjø" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. "Dingevatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 13 August 2010.


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