Stora Stokkavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway.[1] The 2.12-square-kilometre (0.82 sq mi) lake lies just west of the centre of the city of Stavanger. The lake lies in the western part of the municipality and it forms the boundary of the boroughs of Tasta (to the north), Eiganes og Våland (to the east), and Madla (to the south and west).
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| Location | Stavanger, Rogaland |
| Coordinates | 58°57′43″N 5°40′07″E / 58.9619°N 05.6686°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 7,900 metres (25,900 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
From 1931 until 1959, this lake was the reservoir for the city's drinking water. Since 2009, the lake has been the back-up water supply.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "Stora Stokkavatnet, Stavanger (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ Berge Førland, Lene (2009-07-03). "Nyt sommeren i Stokkavannet" (in Norwegian). RegionStavanger. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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