Store Bjørnevatn 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,...

 in the municipality of Valle in Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 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 in the northern part of the municipality, near the village of Rygnestad

Rygnestad

Rygnestad is a village in the municipality of Valle in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Setesdal region near the river Otra in northern Valle near the lake Store Bjørnevatn. It is about north of the municipal center of Valle. The Rygnestadtunet museum is located just north of the...

, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the municipal center of Valle. The lake has an area of 2.43 square kilometre (0.93822824537986 sq mi) at an elevation of 801 metres (2,628 ft) above sea level.