🌊 Vavatn

Norway · Europe · 1,224 m · 60.96°N, 8.43°E

Vavatn is a lake in the municipality of Hemsedal in Buskerud county, Norway. It is a water source for Gjuva kraftverk, a hydro-electric power plant, which utilizes the waterfall from the lake into the Gjuva river as it enters the valley of Grøndalen. The power station was put into operation in 1957 but was rehabilitated in 1995. The owner-operator is E- CO Energi.

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Quick facts

Country	Norway
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	1,224 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	60.96°N, 8.43°E · view on map

Vavatn sits at 1,224 m in Norway, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Hornindalsvatnet · Ångardsvatnet · Øyeren · Flåvatn · Mjøsa · Stora Le · Dingevatnet · Tunnsjøen · Bessvatnet · Store Bjørnevatn.

Surface elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.