Evangervatnet or Lake Evanger is a lake in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet before it empties into Bolstadfjorden by the village of Bolstadøyri. Evangervatnet is named for the village of Evanger, located on the eastern end of the lake. The last element vatnet is the definite form of vatn meaning lake.[1]

Evangervatnet
View of the lake
Evangervatnet is located in Vestland
Evangervatnet
Evangervatnet
LocationVoss, Vestland
Coordinates60°39′00″N 6°3′48″E / 60.65000°N 6.06333°E / 60.65000; 6.06333
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Shore length115.4 kilometres (9.6 mi)
Surface elevation11 metres (36 ft)
SettlementsEvanger
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

European route E16 highway and the Bergen Line both run along the southern shore of the lake. The northern shore of the lake is mostly mountainous and uninhabited.

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vosso" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-14.