Store Urevatn

Store Urevatn or Urevatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. The 14.61-square-kilometre (5.64 sq mi) lake lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the village of Hoslemo and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the municipal centre of Bykle. The lake sits at an elevation of 1,164 metres (3,819 ft) above sea level, high up in the Setesdalsheiene mountains, just north of the mountains Urevassnutene and Djuptjønnuten and just west of Snjoheinuten.

Store Urevatn
Urevatn
Store Urevatn
Location of the lake
Store Urevatn
Store Urevatn (Norway)
LocationBykle, Agder
Coordinates59.4486°N 07.1193°E / 59.4486; 07.1193
Primary outflowsVatndalsvatnet
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi)
Max. width9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi)
Surface area14.61 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Shore length146.35 kilometres (28.80 mi)
Surface elevation1,164 metres (3,819 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The northeastern arm of the lake has a dam on it which leads to a canal that brings the out-flowing water to the nearby lake Vatndalsvatnet.[1]

The lake has large populations of brook trout and brown trout, which makes it a popular fishing location.

See also

  • List of lakes in Aust-Agder
  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Store Urevatn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
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