Kvifjorden | |
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Location |
Bygland (in Aust-Agder), Kvinesdal, and Sirdal (in Vest-Agder) |
Coordinates | 58°50′49″N 07°04′39″E / 58.84694°N 7.07750°E |
Primary inflows | Kvina river |
Primary outflows | Kvina river |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) |
Max. width | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
Surface area | 15.87 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 71.94 kilometres (44.70 mi) |
Surface elevation | 715 metres (2,346 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Kvifjorden is a lake in Norway that straddles the borders of the municipalities of Sirdal and Kvinesdal in Vest-Agder county and Bygland in Aust-Agder county. The lake was created when a dam was built along the Kvina river.
The lake is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the village of Tonstad and about 47 kilometres (29 mi) northwest of the village of Byglandsfjord.