Ellenvatnet

Ellenvatn
The location of Ellenvatnet within Øvre Pasvik National Park
Location	Sør-Varanger, Finnmark
Coordinates	69°07′12″N 28°54′00″E / 69.1200°N 28.90°E / 69.1200; 28.90Coordinates: 69°07′12″N 28°54′00″E / 69.1200°N 28.90°E / 69.1200; 28.90
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Max. width	3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface area	10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Surface elevation	120 metres (390 ft)
References	NVE

Ellenvatn or Ellenvatnet (Kven: Ellijärvi) is a lake located Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The lake has an area of 10.93-square-kilometre (4.22 sq mi).

The lake is located within Øvre Pasvik National Park, just northwest of the lake Ødevatnet. Ellenvatn is the park's largest lake, located centrally in the park and is drained from the north through the river Ellenelva. Ellenvatnet is shallow and has a long and crooked shoreline with a large number of small islands. It has two enclosed bays to the south, Parvatn and Skinnposevatn. From Parvatnet a short river leads up to Grenseparvatnet (Kertusjärvi) at the border with Finland.