Seljordsvatn
Sign in to saveSeljordsvatnet () is a lake in Seljord Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. A small part of the very far eastern edge of the lake crosses over into Midt-Telemark Municipality. The lake is part of the Skien watershed. The lake's main inflow is the river Vallaråi and the lake drains through the river Bøelva. According to local folklore, Selma the sea serpent () lives in the lake.
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Vinony's link graph records 11 inbound references to Seljordsvatn, and connects out to discharge, Seljord Municipality and list of lakes in Norway.
The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Lakes of Telemark, Midt-Telemark Municipality and Seljord.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Seljordsvatnet
- Body of water.image
- Seljord lake.JPG
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- Telemark#Norway
- Body of water.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Body of water.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the lake
- Body of water.location
- Seljord and Midt-Telemark,Telemark
- Body of water.type
- glacier lake
- Body of water.inflow
- Bjønndøla, Bygdaråi, Manheimbekken and Vallaråi river
- Body of water.outflow
- Bøelva river
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.islands
- Storøy and Vesleøy
- Body of water.reference
- NVE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- reservoir
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Midt-Telemark
- Area
- 16.491899
- Elevation
- 116.13
- Image
- Seljord lake.JPG
- Perimeter
- 48.98
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- References
Seljordsvatnet () is a lake in Seljord Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. A small part of the very far eastern edge of the lake crosses over into Midt-Telemark Municipality. The lake is part of the Skien watershed. The lake's main inflow is the river Vallaråi and the lake drains through the river Bøelva. According to local folklore, Selma the sea serpent () lives in the lake.
The village of Seljord is located on the northwestern end of the lake. The European route E134 highway and the Norwegian National Road 36 are located on the shoreline of the lake on the northwestern and northern sides of the lake.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seljordsvatn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations
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