Nyhellervatnet is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 on the border of the municipalities of Hol

Hol

Hol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.-Administrative history:The area of Hol was separated from the municipality of Ål in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal with 220 inhabitants was moved to Hol municipality. The area of Dagali was transferred...

 (in Buskerud

Buskerud

is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

 county) and Aurland

Aurland

Aurland is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, Flåm, Undredal, and Gudvangen....

 (in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county), Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The 16.74 square kilometres (6.5 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 1438 metres (4,717.8 ft) above sea level. The lake is located about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) southeast of Aurlandsvangen

Aurlandsvangen

Aurlandsvangen is the administrative center of the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the Aurlandsfjord where the Aurlandselvi river flows into the fjord. The village of Undredal and the famous Nærøyfjord are located just a few...

, at the end of the valley Aurlandsdalen. In neighboring Buskerud county, the lake Djupsvatnet

Djupsvatnet

Djupsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Ål and Hol in Buskerud county, Norway....

 lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east and Hallingskarvet National Park

Hallingskarvet National Park

Hallingskarvet National Park is a national park in the Norwegian municipalities of Hol , Ulvik and Aurland , established by the government on 22 December 2006...

lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south.