Sandvinvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 4.3-square-kilometre (1.7 sq mi) lake lies on the southern edge of the town of Odda. The Buardalen valley and Buarbreen glacier lie to the west of the lake. The Norwegian National Road 13 runs along the east side of the lake. The lake water flows north into the short river Opo, before entering the Sørfjorden.[1]
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  Sandvinvatnet Location of the lake  Sandvinvatnet Sandvinvatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Ullensvang, Vestland |
| Coordinates | 60°02′30″N 6°32′28″E / 60.0416°N 6.5411°E |
| Primary inflows | Storelvi river |
| Primary outflows | Opo river |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.36 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 88 metres (289 ft) |
| Settlements | Odda |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Opo – Odda" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-14.
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