Kalvvatnet (Norwegian) or Gaelpienjaevrie (Southern Sami) is a lake in Norway that lies in Namsskogan municipality in Trøndelag county and Bindal municipality in Nordland county. Most of the 2.65-square-kilometre (1.02 sq mi) lake is in Bindal, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the village of Namsskogan.[1]

Kalvvatnet (Norwegian)
Gaejsienjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Kalvvatnet is located in Trøndelag
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Kalvvatnet
Location of the lake
Kalvvatnet is located in Nordland
Kalvvatnet
Kalvvatnet
Kalvvatnet (Nordland)
Kalvvatnet is located in Norway
Kalvvatnet
Kalvvatnet
Kalvvatnet (Norway)
LocationNamsskogan (Trøndelag) and Bindal (Nordland)
Coordinates65°03′35″N 12°57′55″E / 65.0597°N 12.9654°E / 65.0597; 12.9654
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Shore length116 kilometres (9.9 mi)
Surface elevation741 metres (2,431 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Kalvvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-14.