Forsvatnet

This article is about the lake in Sørfold/Hamarøy, Norway. For the lake in Steigen/Hamarøy, Norway, see Forsvatnet (Steigen).

Forsvatnet (Norwegian) Gårttjejávrre (Lule Sami)
Historic: Goržejávri (Lule Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Sørfold and Hamarøy, Nordland
Coordinates	67.6048°N 16.2644°E / 67.6048; 16.2644
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Max. width	5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Surface area	13.63 km^2 (5.26 sq mi)
Shore length^1	38.97 kilometres (24.21 mi)
Surface elevation	620 metres (2,030 ft)
References	NVE[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Forsvatnet (Norwegian) or Gårttjejávrre (Lule Sami)^[2] is a lake that lies on the border of Sørfold Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 13.63-square-kilometre (5.26 sq mi) lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Mørsvikbotn.^[3]

See also

• List of lakes in Norway
• Geography of Norway

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
3. "Forsvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-13.