Dingevatnet
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| Dingevatnet | |
|---|---|
 View of the lake Credit: Bjarne Thune | |
| Location | Gulen Municipality, Vestland |
| Coordinates | 61°02′10″N 5°05′16″E / 61.0360°N 5.0877°E |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Eikedalselva from Brossvikvatnet |
| Primary outflows | Dingjaelva |
| Catchment area | 27.47 km2 (10.61 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Max. depth | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.251 km3 (0.060 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Islands | Øyna |
| Settlements | Dingja |
| References | NVE[1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Dingevatnet[2] is the 18th deepest lake in Norway, reaching a maximum depth of 220 metres (720 ft). It is located in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county. The 2.84-square-kilometre (1.10 sq mi) lake is located just east of the village of Dingja, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Sognefjorden. The lake lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the municipal center of Eivindvik. The lake flows out into the small Dingjaelva river, which runs past the village of Dingja before emptying into the Sognesjøen strait.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Dingevatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (25 November 2024). "Dingevatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 7 November 2025.