| Flåvatn | |
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| Location | Kviteseid Municipality, Telemark |
| Coordinates | 59°19′N8°49′E / 59.317°N 8.817°E /59.317; 8.817 |
| Type | glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Kviteseidvatn lake |
| Primary outflows | Straumen river |
| Catchment area | 3,250.56 km2 (1,255.05 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 67.5 m (221 ft) |
| Max. depth | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.32 km3 (0.32 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 43.8 km (27.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Flåvatn is a lake in the municipalities ofNome andKviteseid inTelemark county,Norway. The lake is the easternmost of the three connected lakesBandak,Kviteseidvatnet and Flåvatn, which are all part of theTelemark Canal. The lake's area is 19.52 square kilometres (7.54 sq mi). The outlet is via the riverStraumen (Eidselva) which flows down to the lakeNorsjø.[2]
The village ofKilen lies along the northern shore of the lake and the village ofFlåbygd lies at the eastern end of the lake.
