Emhjellevatnet
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| Emhjellevatnet or Storfjorden |
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| Location | Gloppen (Sogn og Fjordane) |
| Coordinates | 61°37′56″N 5°44′38″E / 61.63222°N 5.74389°ECoordinates: 61°37′56″N 5°44′38″E / 61.63222°N 5.74389°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Surface area | 11.39 km2 (4.40 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 28.37 km (17.63 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Emhjellevatnet (also known as Storfjorden) is a lake in Hyen area of the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 11.39-square-kilometre (4.40 sq mi) lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with Flora. It is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Sandane. The lake is the second largest lake in Gloppen (after Breimsvatn) and it has a good population of trout for fishing.[1][2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eimhjellevatnet" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Eimhjellevatnet. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Storfjorden" (in Norwegian). Sportsfiske.nu. http://gloppen.sportsfiske.nu/lake/details/91. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
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