Primary inflows Surface elevation 125 m Mean depth 61 m Width 1.5 km | Primary outflows Sagelva river Max. length 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) Area 11.39 km² Length 9 km Shore length 28.37 km | |
Location Gloppen Municipality,Sogn og Fjordane Max. width 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) Reference Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate | ||
Eimhjellevatnet or Emhjellevatnet (also known as Storfjorden) is a lake in Hyen area of Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane 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 Flora 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.
Map of Emhjellevatnet, 6829 Hyen, Norway
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