Holsavatnet is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 which lies in the municipality of Førde

Førde

Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center is the town of Førde which in 2010 had 12,035 inhabitants. The historic village of Bruland is located just east of the town of Førde...

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The lake is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the municipal center of Førde and about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) east of the village of Bruland

Bruland

Bruland is a farming village located about east of the town of Førde in the municipality of Førde in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population of Bruland was 212. It is located just south of the river Jølstra, along the highway . The lake Holsavatnet is east of Bruland. The name of the...

. The highway passes 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the lake. The lake eventually flows into the Jølstra river.