Breiavatnet is a small
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in the municipality of
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
in
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The lake is very shallow, only a few feet deep. The lake gets its water from the Kannikbekken stream, which flows from the
Mosvatnet lake and runs through the city (the stream was put mostly underground in
culverts and pipes in 1899). A decorative fountain was installed in the middle of the lake in 1924.
The lake lies in the city centre of Stavanger, on the border of the boroughs of
Storhaug and
Eiganes og Våland. The
Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral () is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the Stavanger (city), city of Stavanger which lies in the southw ...
, the City Park, and
Stavanger Cathedral School lie on the northern shore of the lake. The
Stavanger train station is located on the south shore of the lake.
The lake is the home of various birds, such as swans, seagulls, ducks, and sparrows. There are scarcely any fish in the water, and an old story from the area says that only the principal of
Stavanger Cathedral School is the only one with rights to go fishing in Breiavatnet.
See also
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List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
*Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway
*L ...
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Stavangerpark
References
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Lakes of Rogaland