Eidsvatnet
Encyclopedia
Eidsvatnet is a lake
on the border of the municipalities of Høylandet
and Overhalla
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The 15.87 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Skogmo
. The lake empties into the river Bjøra which flows a short distance into the river Namsen
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
on the border of the municipalities of Høylandet
Høylandet
Høylandet is a village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna....
and Overhalla
Overhalla
Overhalla is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ranemsletta . Other villages include Melen, Skage, Skogmo, Svalia, and Øysletta.The population is concentrated in the relatively broad...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The 15.87 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Skogmo
Skogmo
Skogmo is a village in the municipality of Overhalla in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal centre, Ranemsletta. Its population in 2003 was 262, but since 2004 it has not been considered an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore...
. The lake empties into the river Bjøra which flows a short distance into the river Namsen
Namsen
Namsen is the biggest river in Nord-Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos. It traditionally has been used for floating timber down from the forests to the town of Namsos, where the...
.