Skjerjavatnet

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.^[1] The southwest and northeast ends of the lake are both dammed up so that the lake can be regulated for hydroelectric power.

Key Information

Skjerjavatnet
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Location	Modalen and Vaksdal, Vestland
Coordinates	60°52′15″N 06°06′28″E / 60.87083°N 6.10778°E / 60.87083; 6.10778
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width	1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area	7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Shore length1	34.67 kilometres (21.54 mi)
Surface elevation	964 metres (3,163 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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1. ^ "Skjerjavatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-03-20.

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