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'''Eimhjellevatnet''' or '''Emhjellevatnet''' (also known as ''Storfjorden'') is a [[lake]] in [[Hyen]] area of [[Gloppen Municipality]] in [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|11.39|km2|adj=on}} lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with [[Flora Municipality]]. The villages of [[Eimhjellen]] and [[Solheim, Sogn og Fjordane|Solheim]] can be found along its shore and the village of [[Straume, Sogn og Fjordane|Straume]] lies about {{convert|15|km}} to the north. The lake lies about {{convert|25|km}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Eimhjellevatnet|title=Eimhjellevatnet|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gloppen.sportsfiske.nu/lake/details/91 |title=Storfjorden |language=Norwegian |publisher=Sportsfiske.nu |accessdate=2010-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719005213/http://gloppen.sportsfiske.nu/lake/details/91 |archivedate=2011-07-19 }}</ref>
'''Eimhjellevatnet''' or '''Emhjellevatnet''' (also known as ''Storfjorden'') is a [[lake]] in [[Hyen]] area of [[Gloppen Municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|11.39|km2|adj=on}} lake is located in the western part of the municipality near the border with [[Kinn Municipality]]. The villages of [[Eimhjellen]] and [[Solheim, Sogn og Fjordane|Solheim]] can be found along its shore and the village of [[Straume, Sogn og Fjordane|Straume]] lies about {{convert|15|km}} to the north. The lake lies about {{convert|25|km}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Eimhjellevatnet|title=Eimhjellevatnet|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gloppen.sportsfiske.nu/lake/details/91 |title=Storfjorden |language=Norwegian |publisher=Sportsfiske.nu |accessdate=2010-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719005213/http://gloppen.sportsfiske.nu/lake/details/91 |archivedate=2011-07-19 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 02:37, 6 January 2020

Eimhjellevatnet
Emhjellevatnet
Storfjorden
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
Coordinates61°38′18″N 5°45′00″E / 61.6384°N 5.7500°E / 61.6384; 5.7500
Primary inflowsHeimelva river
Primary outflowsSagelva river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area11.39 km2 (4.40 sq mi)
Shore length128.37 kilometres (17.63 mi)
Surface elevation125 metres (410 ft)
ReferencesNVE
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 Vestland 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 Kinn 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

References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eimhjellevatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  2. ^ "Storfjorden" (in Norwegian). Sportsfiske.nu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-07.