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Lake in Vestland, Norway
Skjerjavatnet
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LocationModalen and Vaksdal, Vestland
Coordinates60°52′15″N 06°06′28″E / 60.87083°N 6.10778°E / 60.87083; 6.10778
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area7.37 km (2.85 sq mi)
Shore length34.67 kilometres (21.54 mi)
Surface elevation964 metres (3,163 ft)
ReferencesNVE
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Skjerjavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Vaksdal and Modalen in Vestland county, Norway. The 7.37-square-kilometre (2.85 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 964 metres (3,163 ft) above sea level, in the mountains between the Modalen and Eksingedalen valleys. The southwest and northeast ends of the lake are both dammed up so that the lake can be regulated for hydroelectric power.

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References

  1. "Skjerjavatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
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