Skjerjavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Vaksdal and Modalen in Vestland county, Norway. The 7.37-square-kilometre (2.85 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 964 metres (3,163 ft) above sea level, in the mountains between the Modalen and Eksingedalen valleys.[1] The southwest and northeast ends of the lake are both dammed up so that the lake can be regulated for hydroelectric power.

Skjerjavatnet
Skjerjavatnet is located in Vestland
Skjerjavatnet
Skjerjavatnet
Location of the lake
Skjerjavatnet is located in Norway
Skjerjavatnet
Skjerjavatnet
Skjerjavatnet (Norway)
LocationModalen and Vaksdal, Vestland
Coordinates60°52′15″N 06°06′28″E / 60.87083°N 6.10778°E / 60.87083; 6.10778
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Shore length134.67 kilometres (21.54 mi)
Surface elevation964 metres (3,163 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Skjerjavatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-03-20.