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Torfinnsvatnet

Coordinates: 60°32′57″N 6°15′59″E / 60.5493°N 6.2664°E / 60.5493; 6.2664
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Torfinnsvatnet
View of the lake (right side, Hamlagrøvatnet is on the left)
Torfinnsvatnet is located in Vestland
Torfinnsvatnet
Torfinnsvatnet
Location of the lake
Torfinnsvatnet is located in Norway
Torfinnsvatnet
Torfinnsvatnet
Torfinnsvatnet (Norway)
LocationVoss, Vestland
Coordinates60°32′57″N 6°15′59″E / 60.5493°N 6.2664°E / 60.5493; 6.2664
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Shore length114 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Surface elevation897 metres (2,943 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Torfinnsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. The 6.41 square kilometres (2.47 sq mi) lake lies about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) east of the lake Hamlagrøvatnet. The lake has a dam on the west side, which keeps the water level regulated for the local hydroelectric power plants. The river Torfinno connects the lake to the nearby lake Hamlagrøvatnet.[1]

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Torfinno" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-16.