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]