Stordalsvatnet
Encyclopedia
Stordalsvatnet is a lake
in the municipality of Åfjord
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The lake is located on the Stordalselva river which flows into the Åfjorden. The lake lies between the villages of By
(on the east end) and Årnes
(on the west end).
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,...
in the municipality of Åfjord
Åfjord
Åfjord is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Harsvika, and By...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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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 lake is located on the Stordalselva river which flows into the Åfjorden. The lake lies between the villages of By
By, Norway
By is a village in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located by the lake Stordalsvatnet, about east of the municipal centre of Årnes....
(on the east end) and Årnes
Å, Åfjord
Å is a village in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also called Årnes or Å i Åfjord or just Åfjord. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The village is located at the end of the Åfjorden, west of the village of By. The lake...
(on the west end).