Hovsvatnet

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Hovsvatnet
Hovsvatnet (Norway)
Location Lund, Rogaland
Coordinates 58°29′23″N6°30′22″E / 58.4897°N 06.5060°E / 58.4897; 06.5060 Coordinates: 58°29′23″N6°30′22″E / 58.4897°N 06.5060°E / 58.4897; 06.5060
Primary inflows Storåna river
Primary outflows Moisåna river
Basin  countries Norway
Max. length3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi)
Max. width4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Surface area3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Shore length115.86 kilometres (9.85 mi)
Surface elevation62 metres (203 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Hovsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Lund in Rogaland county, Norway. [1] The lake lies between the villages of Eik (in the north) and Moi in the south. The European route E39 highway runs along the whole southern shore of the V-shaped lake. Most of the sides of the lake have high mountains on the shoreline, preventing habitation along most of the lake.

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References

  1. "Hovsvatnet, Lund (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2016-07-22.