Location Stavanger, Rogaland Max. length 225 metres (738 ft) References NVE Surface elevation 5 m Area 3 ha | Basin countries Norway Surface area 0.031 km (7.7 acres) Length 225 m Max width 200 m Shore length 710 m | |
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Reference Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate | ||
Breiavatnet is a small lake in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.031-square-kilometre (7.7-acre) lake is very shallow, only a few feet deep. The lake gets its water from the Kannikbekken stream, which flows from the lake Mosvatnet and runs through the city (the stream was put mostly underground in culverts and pipes in 1899). A decorative fountain was installed in the middle of the lake in 1924.
Map of Breiavatnet, 4005 Stavanger, Norway
The lake lies in the city centre of Stavanger, on the border of the boroughs of Storhaug and Eiganes og Våland. The Stavanger Cathedral, the City Park, and Stavanger Cathedral School lie on the northern shore of the lake. The Stavanger train station is located on the south shore of the lake.
The lake is the home of various birds, such as swans, seagulls, ducks, and sparrows. There are scarcely any fish in the water, and the old story from the area says that only the principal of Stavanger Cathedral School is the only one with rights to go fishing in Breiavatnet (although this is only a story).