Hovatn or Hovatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bygland in Agder county, Norway. It is part of the Otra river drainage basin. The 6.85-square-kilometre (2.64 sq mi) lake is regulated and is used by the nearby Hovatn hydroelectric power plant. The dam has an outlet into the Hovassåni river which empties into the Åraksfjorden near Åraksbø.[1]
| Hovatn Hovatnet | |
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  Hovatnet Location of the lake  Hovatnet Hovatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Bygland, Agder |
| Coordinates | 58°58′29″N 7°47′05″E / 58.9746°N 07.7848°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Drengsvatn lake |
| Primary outflows | Hovassåni river |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 18.31 kilometres (11.38 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 691 metres (2,267 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Hovatn is located in the Otra watershed, but only 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east is the lake Topsæ which is in the Tovdalselva drainage basin.
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edit- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bygland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-04-20.