Frøylandsvatnet Explained

Frøylandsvatnet
Pushpin Map:Rogaland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Location:Klepp and Time, Rogaland
Coords:58.7497°N 5.6758°W
Basin Countries:Norway
Area:4.83km2
Reference:NVE

Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway. The 4.83km2 lake is located in the district of Jæren. It forms part of the municipal boundary line between Klepp and Time. The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of .[1]

The town of Bryne is located at the south end of the lake. The villages of Klepp stasjon, Orstad, and Kvernaland are all located around the northern end of the lake. The origin of the name is from the Norse god Frey.

Environmental issues

The lake is located in an area with very intensive agriculture. Early in the 1980s the lake was identified as being one of the worst cases of eutrophication in Norway. Algal bloom was a widespread problem, and there were cases reported of poisonous algae causing cattle to die from drinking the water.

The release of substances containing nitrogen and phosphorus has since been reduced, but large collections of sediment in the shallow lake cause the problems to decline rather slowly.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Frøylandsvatnet . 2016-05-29 . no.