Straumsetervatnet or Selavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Åfjord and Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The majority of the 4.72-square-kilometre (1.82 sq mi) lake lies in Steinkjer, with the northwestern end of the lake partially lying in Åfjord. The village of Sela (and Sela Church) lies on the northern side of the lake and the village of Sandsetra at the southeastern end of the lake. The lake is one of the sources for the Folla river system which flows into the Trondheimsfjord at the village of Follafoss.[1]
| Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet | |
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  Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet Location of the lake  Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Trøndelag, Norway |
| Coordinates | 63°58′53″N 10°52′49″E / 63.9814°N 10.8804°E |
| Primary inflows | Gurbelva river |
| Primary outflows | Tverråa river |
| Catchment area | Follaelva |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 31.68 kilometres (19.69 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 260 metres (850 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
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edit- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Folla – elv i Verran" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-05.
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