Hartevatnet

Hartevatnet or Hartevatn is a lake in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county, Norway. It is located along the river Otra, on the south side of the village of Hovden. The lake is a good fishing spot and contains many brown trout. The Norwegian National Road 9 runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake Skyvatn lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northwest and the lake Holmavatnet lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the northwest.^[1]

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Hartevatnet
Hartevatn
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Location	Bykle, Agder
Coordinates	59°32′18″N 7°20′54″E / 59.5384°N 07.3482°E / 59.5384; 07.3482
Primary inflows	River Otra
Primary outflows	River Otra
Catchment area	Otra
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width	2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi)
Surface area	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Shore length1	24 kilometres (15 mi)
Surface elevation	759 metres (2,490 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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The lake is a man-made reservoir. It was formed by the building of a hydro-electric dam on the river Otra. It is also connected to the nearby lake Breivevatnet by a canal.