Fyresvatnet or Fyresvatn is a lake in Fyresdal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. With a depth of 377 metres (1,237 ft), the lake is the fifth-deepest lake in Norway. The 49.7-square-kilometre (19.2 sq mi) lake stretches about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the village of Kilegrend in the south to Moland in the north.[1][2]

Fyresvatnet
Fyresvatn
View of the lake
Fyresvatnet is located in Telemark
Fyresvatnet
Fyresvatnet
Location of the lake
Fyresvatnet is located in Norway
Fyresvatnet
Fyresvatnet
Fyresvatnet (Norway)
LocationFyresdal Municipality,
Telemark
Coordinates59°05′20″N 8°09′25″E / 59.08883°N 8.15703°E / 59.08883; 8.15703
Typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsBreiviksåne, Dalåni, Fardøl, Nordåi, Sitjeåi and Vikåi
Primary outflowsFyresdalsåna
Catchment area878.7 km2 (339.3 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length25 kilometres (16 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
Average depth120 m (390 ft)
Max. depth377 m (1,237 ft)
Water volume5.96 km3 (1.43 cu mi)
Shore length163.41 km (39.40 mi)
Surface elevation275–280 m (902–919 ft)
IslandsØyne
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

At the southern end of the lake, the sides of the lake are steep and sparsely inhabited. At the north end, near Moland Church, the terrain is more open and the residential areas are more dense. This is the site of the village of Moland (the municipal centre).[2]

Fyresvatnet belongs to the Arendal watershed, and discharges via the Fyresdalsåna river into the Nidelva river, which flows into the Skagerrak at Arendal in Agder county.

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  1. ^ a b "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lundbo, Sten; Askheim, Svein, eds. (2 April 2022). "Fyresvatnet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 January 2023.