Ovrejaevrie (Southern Sami) or Orvatnet (Norwegian) is a lake in the municipality of Røyrvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The water from the 4.9-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) lake flows out through the river Orelva into the lake Namsvatnet. This lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, less than 250 metres (820 ft) to the west of the border with Sweden.[1]

Orvatnet (Norwegian)
Ovrejaevrie (Southern Sami)
Orvatnet is located in Trøndelag
Orvatnet
Orvatnet
Location of the lake
Orvatnet is located in Norway
Orvatnet
Orvatnet
Orvatnet (Norway)
LocationRøyrvik, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°58′56″N 14°03′06″E / 64.9822°N 14.0516°E / 64.9822; 14.0516
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Shore length114.46 kilometres (8.99 mi)
Surface elevation545 metres (1,788 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Orvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-13.