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Vågåvatn

Coordinates: 61°51′04″N 8°51′10″E / 61.85119°N 8.85278°E / 61.85119; 8.85278
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Vågåvatn
Vågåvatn is located in Innlandet
Vågåvatn
Vågåvatn
Location of the lake
Vågåvatn is located in Norway
Vågåvatn
Vågåvatn
Vågåvatn (Norway)
LocationLom and Vågå, Innlandet
Coordinates61°51′04″N 8°51′10″E / 61.85119°N 8.85278°E / 61.85119; 8.85278
Primary inflowsOtta
Primary outflowsOtta
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi)
Max. width1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi)
Surface area14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Max. depth82 metres (269 ft)
Surface elevation362 metres (1,188 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]

Vågåvatn or Vågåvatnet is a lake located in Lom and Vågå municipalities in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is part of the river Otta, which begins in Skjåk municipality, flows into lake Vågåvatn. It then exits the Vågåvatn at Vågåmo and continues its journey through the Ottadalen valley before leaving Vågå municipality to meet the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the town of Otta in Sel municipality.

The 14.76-square-kilometre (5.70 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 362 metres (1,188 ft) above sea level. The lake is one of the 200 largest lakes in Norway.

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2022.