Dingevatn Explained

Dingevatn
Other Name:Dingevatnet
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:61.036°N 5.0877°W
Location:Gulen Municipality, Vestland
Type:glacial lake
Inflow:Eikedalselva from Brossvikvatnet
Outflow:Dingjaelva
Catchment:27.47km2
Basin Countries:Norway
Length:3km (02miles)
Width:1.6km (01miles)
Area:2.85km2
Depth:88m (289feet)
Max-Depth:220m (720feet)
Volume:0.251km3
Shore:14km (09miles)
Elevation:26m (85feet)
Islands:Øyna
Cities:Dingja
Reference:NVE

Dingevatn or Dingevatnet is the 18th deepest lake in Norway, reaching a maximum depth of . It is located in the municipality of Gulen in Vestland county. The 2.84km2 lake is located just east of the village of Dingja, about southeast of the mouth of the Sognefjorden. The lake lies about north of the municipal center of Eivindvik. The lake flows out into the small Dingjaelva river, which runs past the village of Dingja before emptying into the Sognesjøen strait.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innsjø. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. no. 2010-08-13.
  2. Web site: Dingevatnet. yr.no. no. 2010-08-13.