Lovatnet
| Lovatnet | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stryn Municipality,Vestland |
| Coordinates | 61°50′32″N 6°55′58″E / 61.8423°N 6.9327°E |
| Primary inflows | Kjenndalselva river |
| Primary outflows | Loelva river |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 26.98 kilometres (16.76 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| Location | |
Interactive map of the lake | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lovatnet (also: Loenvatnet) is a lake in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Loen and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village of Olden. The lake lies just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the mountain Skåla. The water from the lake flows down from the mountains; especially from the Jostedalsbreen and Tindefjellbreen glaciers. It then flows out through the Loelva river into the Nordfjorden.
Water from the tiered horsetail waterfall Ramnefjellsfossen with a total height of 818 metres (2,684 ft) flows into the lake from a short distance away, by some criteria among the highest dozen waterfalls in the world. It is fed by meltwater from the glacier Ramnefjellbreen, an arm of the Jostedalsbreen glacier.