Øvre Tysdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Hjelmeland in Rogaland county, Norway.[1] The 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) lake lies on the east side of the village of Årdal. The 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long lake is only about 800 metres (0.5 mi) wide and it has a fairly steep shoreline, which results in very little habitation around the lake.

Øvre Tysdalsvatnet
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet is located in Rogaland
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet
Location of the lake
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet is located in Norway
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet
Øvre Tysdalsvatnet (Norway)
LocationHjelmeland, Rogaland
Coordinates59°10′22″N 6°21′39″E / 59.1727°N 6.3608°E / 59.1727; 6.3608
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Max. width800 metres (0.50 mi)
Surface area8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Shore length127 kilometres (17 mi)
Surface elevation67 metres (220 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The name "Øvre" Tysdalsvatnet means "upper" Tysdalsvatnet to distinguish it from the lake Tysdalsvatnet located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest.

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  1. ^ "Øvre Tysdalsvatnet, Hjelmeland (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-01-25.