Selavatnet

Selavatnet^[2] is a lake on the border of Åfjord Municipality and Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The majority of the 4.72-square-kilometre (1.82 sq mi) lake lies in Steinkjer Municipality, with the northwestern end of the lake partially lying in Åfjord Municipality. The village of Sela (and Sela Church) lies on the northern side of the lake and the village of Sandsetra at the southeastern end of the lake. The lake is one of the sources for the Folla river system which flows into the Trondheimsfjord at the village of Follafoss.^[3]

Selavatnet Straumsetervatnet
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates	63.9814°N 10.8804°E / 63.9814; 10.8804
Primary inflows	Gurbelva river
Primary outflows	Tverråa river
Catchment area	Follaelva
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Max. width	2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area	4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Shore length1	31.68 kilometres (19.69 mi)
Surface elevation	260 metres (850 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The main part of the lake is called Selavatnet, the southeastern end of the lake is known as Straumsetervatnet.^[4]

See also

• List of lakes in Norway