Eikesdalsvatnet is a lake

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,...

 in the municipality of Nesset

Nesset

Nesset is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal Peninsula. The administrative centre is the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers include Rausand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen....

 in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 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 lake is long and narrow, roughly 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) in length, and it is the largest lake in Møre og Romsdal county.

Its main inflows are the river Aura, flowing northwest from the lake Aursjøen

Aursjøen

Aursjøen is a lake in Norway on the border between the municipality of Lesja in Oppland county and the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level and is about around....

, and the river Mardøla with the famous waterfall Mardalsfossen

Mardalsfossen

Mardalsfossen is one of the ten highest waterfalls in Europe. It is located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, about northwest of the village of Eikesdalen...

. The lake flows out through the River Eira which flows into the Eresfjorden

Eresfjorden

Eresfjorden is a branch off of the Langsfjorden, an arm of the main Romsdalsfjord. The Eresfjorden is located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the mouth of the Eira River near the village of Eresfjord, and then it goes north to meet the...

. The lake is surrounded by 1500 metre tall mountains like Juratinden

Juratinden

Juratinden or Gjuratinden is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Nesset and Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about east of Isfjorden and about east of Åndalsnes. The lake Eikesdalsvatnet lies about to the east of the mountain. The mountain Kyrkjetaket lies...

 and Fløtatinden

Fløtatinden

Fløtatinden is a mountain in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The summit is a popular ski destination, accessed from the east....

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