Eimhjellevatnet

Eimhjellevatnet
Emhjellevatnet Storfjorden
Location	Gloppen Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates	61°38′18″N 5°45′00″E / 61.6384°N 5.7500°ECoordinates: 61°38′18″N 5°45′00″E / 61.6384°N 5.7500°E
Primary inflows	Heimelva river
Primary outflows	Sagelva river
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width	1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area	11.39 km^2 (4.40 sq mi)
Shore length^1	28.37 kilometres (17.63 mi)
Surface elevation	125 metres (410 ft)
References	NVE
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Eimhjellevatnet or Emhjellevatnet (also known as Storfjorden) is a lake in Hyen area of Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 11.39-square-kilometre (4.40 sq mi) lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with Flora Municipality. The villages of Eimhjellen and Solheim can be found along its shore and the village of Straume lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north. The lake lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Sandane. It is the second largest lake in all of Gloppen municipality (after Breimsvatn) and it has a good population of trout for fishing.^[1][2]

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Eimhjellevatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-08-07.
2. "Storfjorden" (in Norwegian). Sportsfiske.nu. Retrieved 2010-08-07.