Brusdalsvatnet

Brusdalsvatnet
Location Ålesund and Skodje,
Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates 62°28′43″N 06°28′14″E / 62.47861°N 6.47056°E / 62.47861; 6.47056Coordinates: 62°28′43″N 06°28′14″E / 62.47861°N 6.47056°E / 62.47861; 6.47056
Primary outflows Litlevatnet
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Max. width 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Surface area 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Shore length1 22.9 km (14.2 mi)
Surface elevation 26 m (85 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Brusdalsvatnet is a large lake on the island of Oksenøya in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake sits on the border between Ålesund Municipality and Skodje Municipality. The lake is a reservoir that is the water supply for the nearby city of Ålesund. The 7.3-square-kilometre (2.8 sq mi) lake is about 9.5 by 1.3 kilometres (5.90 mi × 0.81 mi).[1]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Oksnøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-02.


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