Ensiklopedia Dunia

Coordinates: 58°44′59″N 05°40′33″E / 58.74972°N 5.67583°E

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frøylandsvatnet

Frøylandsvatnet Location of the lake Show map of Rogaland Frøylandsvatnet Frøylandsvatnet (Norway) Show map of Norway
Location	Klepp and Time, Rogaland
Coordinates	58°44′59″N 05°40′33″E / 58.74972°N 5.67583°E / 58.74972; 5.67583
Basin countries	Norway

Max. length	6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width	1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area	4.83 km² (1.86 sq mi)
Average depth	5.5 metres (18 ft)
Shore length¹	24.1 kilometres (15.0 mi)
Surface elevation	24 metres (79 ft)

References	NVE
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway. The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake is located in the district of Jæren. It forms part of the municipal boundary line between Klepp and Time. The lake is quite shallow, with an average depth of 5.5 metres (18 ft).^[1]

The town of Bryne is located at the south end of the lake. The villages of Klepp stasjon, Orstad, and Kvernaland are all located around the northern end of the lake. The origin of the name is from the Norse god Frey.

Environmental issues

The lake is located in an area with very intensive agriculture. Early in the 1980s the lake was identified as being one of the worst cases of eutrophication in Norway. Algal bloom was a widespread problem, and there were cases reported of poisonous algae causing cattle to die from drinking the water.

The release of substances containing nitrogen and phosphorus has since been reduced, but large collections of sediment in the shallow lake cause the problems to decline rather slowly.

References

^ Store norske leksikon. "Frøylandsvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-29.

Lakes in Norway

Lakes in Agder

v t e Lakes in Akershus
Bjørkelangen Bogstadvannet Dælivannet Engervannet Hallangen Hurdalsjøen Lyseren Mangen Mjøsa Øgderen Østernvann Øyangen (Gran) Øyeren Rødenessjøen Setten

Lakes in Buskerud

Lakes in Finnmark

Lakes in Innlandet

v t e Lakes in Møre og Romsdal
Aursjøen Brusdalsvatnet Djupvatnet Eikesdalsvatnet Foldsjøen Gråsjøen Moldevatnet Votna

Lakes in Nordland

v t e Lakes in Oslo
Bogstadvannet Lutvann Nordre Puttjern Østensjøvannet Øvresetertjern Sognsvann Sværsvann Tryvann

Lakes in Rogaland

Lakes in Innlandet

v t e Lakes in Telemark
Bandak Bolkesjø Farris Flåvatn Fyresvatn Holmavatnet Kalhovdfjorden Kviteseidvatn Lake Tinn Møsvatn Nisser Norsjø Songevatnet Toke Totak

v t e Lakes in Troms
Altevatnet Geavdnjajávri Leinavatn Lille Rostavatn Lysvatnet (Lenvik) Niingsvatnet Prestvannet Rihpojávri Rostojávri Šuoikkatjávri

v t e Lakes in Vestfold
Eikeren Farris Goksjø Hallevannet

Lakes in Vestland

v t e Lakes in Østfold
Ara Aspern Femsjøen Isesjøen Lyseren Mingevannet Øgderen Ørsjøen Øyeren Øymarksjøen Rødenessjøen Rømsjøen Store Erte Store Le Vansjø Vestvannet Visterflo

This Rogaland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Categories:

Hidden categories:

Environmental issues

See also

References