Jump to content

Fyresvatnet

Coordinates: 59°06′N 8°12′E / 59.100°N 8.200°E / 59.100; 8.200
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cycn (talk | contribs) at 08:30, 4 May 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Fyresvatn
LocationFyresdal, Vestfold og Telemark
Coordinates59°06′N 8°12′E / 59.100°N 8.200°E / 59.100; 8.200
Primary outflowsFyreselv
Basin countriesNorway
Surface area49.63 km2 (19.16 sq mi)
Max. depth377 m (1,237 ft)
Shore length163.41 km (39.40 mi)
Surface elevation279 m (915 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Fyresvatn, or Fyresvatnet, is the fifth-deepest lake in Norway with a depth of 377 metres (1,237 ft).

It is located in Fyresdal municipality, part of Vestfold og Telemark county.

Fyresvatn belongs to the Arendal watershed, and discharges via the Fyreselv river into the Nidelva river, which flows into the Skagerrak at Arendal in the county of Aust-Agder.