Valnesvatnet

Valnesvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. The 4.91-square-kilometre (1.90 sq mi) lake lies along the Norwegian County Road 17 about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the border with Gildeskål Municipality, just northeast of the village of Nygårdsjøen. The water in the lake flows out over the Valnesfossen waterfall on its way to the sea.[1]

Valnesvatnet
Valnesvatnet is located in Nordland
Valnesvatnet
Valnesvatnet
Location of the lake
Valnesvatnet is located in Norway
Valnesvatnet
Valnesvatnet
Valnesvatnet (Norway)
LocationBodø, Nordland
Coordinates67.1524°N 14.4583°E / 67.1524; 14.4583
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Shore length120.66 kilometres (12.84 mi)
Surface elevation121 metres (397 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Valnesvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-03-09.


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