Kviteseidvatn Explained

Kviteseidvatnet
Other Name:Kviteseidvatn
Pushpin Map:Telemark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:59.3819°N 8.4647°W
Location:Kviteseid Municipality,
Telemark
Type:glacial lake
Inflow:Bandak lake
Outflow:Flåvatn lake
Catchment:2983.51km2
Basin Countries:Norway
Length:11km (07miles)
Width:2.3km (01.4miles)
Area:15.76km2
Depth:93m (305feet)
Max-Depth:201m (659feet)
Volume:1.47km3
Shore:26.9km (16.7miles)
Elevation:72m (236feet)
Islands:Bukkøy
Reference:NVE[1]

Kviteseidvatn or Kviteseidvatnet[2] is a lake in the municipality of Kviteseid in Telemark county, Norway. The 15.76km2 lake is part of the Telemark Canal and lies in the Skien watershed. The lake's water level was first regulated in 1892.[3]

Kviteseidvatn's inlet is via a stream called Strauman from the lake Bandak, and it discharges via a different stream named Straumen into the lake Flåvatn.

The Norwegian National Road 41 runs along the western end of the lake. The Old Kviteseid Church is located at the southwestern end of the lake.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innsjødatabase . . 2023-08-08 . no.
  2. The suffix "-et" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence Kviteseidvatnet is equivalent to "the Kviteseidvatn." Both forms can be found in English language text.
  3. Encyclopedia: Kviteseidvatnet . . . 2023-01-20 . Mæhlum . Lars . no . 2023-08-11.