Eikesdalsvatnet | |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal |
Location: | Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Coords: | 62.5431°N 8.1703°W |
Inflow: | Aura & Mardøla rivers |
Outflow: | River Eira |
Basin Countries: | Norway |
Length: | 18km (11miles) |
Width: | 1.7km (01.1miles) |
Area: | 23.15km2 |
Max-Depth: | 155m (509feet) |
Shore: | 44km (27miles) |
Elevation: | 22m (72feet) |
Cities: | Eikesdalen |
Reference: | NVE |
Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake is long and narrow, roughly in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county. The village of Eikesdalen is located at the southern end of the lake.[1] Average depth is 89 meters (which is 67 meters below sea level) such that most of the lake's volume is below sea level.[2]
Its main inflows are the river Aura, flowing northwest from the lake Aursjøen, and the river Mardøla with the famous waterfall Mardalsfossen. The lake flows out through the River Eira which flows into the Eresfjorden. The lake is surrounded by 1500mto1800mm (4,900feetto5,900feetm) tall mountains like Juratinden and Fløtatinden.