Byrkjelandsvatnet or Storavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway.[1] The 5.17-square-kilometre (2.00 sq mi) lake lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Øvrebygd. The lake flows out through the short river Malmeisåna which flows into the lake Hofreistæ.

Byrkjelandsvatnet
Birkelandsvatnet
Storavatnet
Byrkjelandsvatnet is located in Rogaland
Byrkjelandsvatnet
Byrkjelandsvatnet
Location of the lake
Byrkjelandsvatnet is located in Norway
Byrkjelandsvatnet
Byrkjelandsvatnet
Byrkjelandsvatnet (Norway)
LocationBjerkreim, Rogaland
Coordinates58°42′23″N 6°08′34″E / 58.7064°N 06.1427°E / 58.7064; 06.1427
Typefjord lake
Primary outflowsMalmeisåna river
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Max. depth90 m (300 ft)
Shore length122.36 km (13.89 mi)
Surface elevation179 m (587 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Birkelandsvatnet, Bjerkreim (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-01.