Øyarvatnet
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Øyarvatnet or Øyarvatn is a lake
in the municipality of Valle in Aust-Agder
county and Sirdal
in Vest-Agder
county, Norway
. It is part of the Kvina river system. It is located just to the south of the lake Rosskreppfjorden
. The lake has an area of 8.05 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) and sits at an elevation of 837 metres (2,746.1 ft).
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 and Sirdal
Sirdal
Sirdal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Sirdal was separated from Bakke in 1849. Sirdal was divided into Tonstad and Øvre Sirdal on 1 January 1905, but these were again merged to recreate Sirdal on 1 January 1960....
in Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
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...
. It is part of the Kvina river system. It is located just to the south of the lake Rosskreppfjorden
Rosskreppfjorden
Rosskreppfjorden is a lake on the border between the municipalities of Valle and Sirdal , Norway. The lake is part of the Kvina river system and has a hydroelectric power plant in a dam on the south end of the lake. The lake has an area of and sits at an elevation of about above sea level.The...
. The lake has an area of 8.05 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) and sits at an elevation of 837 metres (2,746.1 ft).