Vågåvatnet

Vågåvatnet
Interactive map of the lake
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]

Vågåvatnet[2] is a lake located in Lom Municipality and Vågå Municipality 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 the village of 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 11 August 2025.