Ovrejaevrie (Southern Sami) or Orvatnet (Norwegian)[2] is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The water from the 4.9-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) lake flows out through the river Orelva into the lake Namsvatnet. This lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, less than 250 metres (820 ft) to the west of the border with Sweden.[3]

Orvatnet (Norwegian)
Ovrejaevrie (Southern Sami)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationRøyrvik Municipality, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°58′56″N 14°03′06″E / 64.9822°N 14.0516°E / 64.9822; 14.0516
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Shore length114.46 kilometres (8.99 mi)
Surface elevation545 metres (1,788 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ "Orvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-13.