Flåvatn is a lake in the municipalities of
Nome
Nome may refer to:
Country subdivision
* Nome (Egypt), an administrative division within ancient Egypt
* Nome (Greece), the administrative division immediately below the ''peripheries of Greece'' (, pl. )
Places United States
* Nome, Alaska
...
and
Kviteseid
Kviteseid is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Vest-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kviteseidbyen. Other villages in Kviteseid ...
in
Telemark
Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...
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 the easternmost of the three connected lakes
Bandak
Bandak is a lake in the municipalities of Kviteseid and Tokke in Telemark county, Norway. The lake, which is part of the Telemark Canal route, belongs to the Skien Drainage basin, watershed. The river Tokke (river), Tokke flows into the lake, a ...
,
Kviteseidvatnet and Flåvatn, which are all part of the
Telemark Canal. The lake's area is . The outlet is via the river
Straumen (Eidselva) which flows down to the lake
Norsjø
Norsjø is a lake in the municipalities of Skien, Nome, and Midt-Telemark in Telemark county, Norway. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level.
Norsjø is part of the Telemark Canal. Most rivers in Telemark flow into the lake Norsjà ...
.
The village of
Kilen lies along the northern shore of the lake and the village of
Flåbygd
Flåbygd is a village in Nome Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the lake Flåvatn. The village of Bjervamoen lies about to the east and the village of Kilen is located about to the west (in K ...
lies at the eastern end of the lake.
See also
*
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 ...
References
Kviteseid
Nome, Norway
Lakes of Telemark
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