Frøylandsvatnet
Lake in Time, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the lake in Sandnes, see Frøylandsvatnet, Sandnes.
Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway. The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake is located in the district of Jæren. It forms part of the municipal boundary line between Klepp and Time. The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of 5.5 metres (18 ft).[1]
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Frøylandsvatnet | |
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Location | Klepp and Time, Rogaland |
Coordinates | 58°44′59″N 05°40′33″E |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
Max. width | 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) |
Surface area | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
Average depth | 5.5 metres (18 ft) |
Shore length1 | 24.1 kilometres (15.0 mi) |
Surface elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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The town of Bryne is located at the south end of the lake. The villages of Klepp stasjon, Orstad, and Kvernaland are all located around the northern end of the lake. The origin of the name is from the Norse god Frey.