Kvifjorden

Kvifjorden
Kvifjorden
Kvifjorden
Location Bygland (in Aust-Agder),
Kvinesdal, and
Sirdal (in Vest-Agder)
Coordinates 58°50′49″N 07°04′39″E / 58.84694°N 7.07750°E / 58.84694; 7.07750
Primary inflows Kvina river
Primary outflows Kvina river
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Max. width 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Surface area 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Shore length1 71.94 kilometres (44.70 mi)
Surface elevation 715 metres (2,346 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kvifjorden is a lake in Norway that straddles the borders of the municipalities of Sirdal and Kvinesdal in Vest-Agder county and Bygland in Aust-Agder county. The lake was created when a dam was built along the Kvina river.[1]

The lake is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the village of Tonstad and about 47 kilometres (29 mi) northwest of the village of Byglandsfjord.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Kvina" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-04-20.
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