Våvatnet is a lake in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] The lake was dammed in 1910 and is used as the main reservoir for the municipality of Orkdal. The water flows into the lake Songsjøen and then into the lake Gagnåsvatnet.

Våvatnet
Våvatnet is located in Trøndelag
Våvatnet
Våvatnet
Location of the lake
Våvatnet is located in Norway
Våvatnet
Våvatnet
Våvatnet (Norway)
LocationOrkland, Trøndelag
Coordinates63°19′45″N 9°32′26″E / 63.3291°N 09.5406°E / 63.3291; 09.5406
Primary outflowsSagelva
Basin countriesNorway
Built1910
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Surface area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Shore length119.7 kilometres (12.2 mi)
Surface elevation300 metres (980 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the village of Krokstadøra, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Ytre Snillfjord, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Gjølme.

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  1. ^ "Våvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-24.