Limavatnet
View of the Limagarden farm, overlooking the lake.
Limavatnet is located in Rogaland
Limavatnet
Limavatnet
Location of the lake
Limavatnet is located in Norway
Limavatnet
Limavatnet
Limavatnet (Norway)
LocationGjesdal, Rogaland
Coordinates58°46′44″N 5°55′35″E / 58.7790°N 5.9265°E / 58.7790; 5.9265
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Max. depth34 metres (112 ft)
Surface elevation104 metres (341 ft)
ReferencesNVE

Limavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway.[1] The 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) lake lies between the villages of Ålgård and Gjesdal. On the western end of the lake, the European route E39 highway crosses the lake on the Vaula Bridge. The lake Edlandsvatnet lies immediately to the west of the bridge.[2] The hydronym Lima, belonging to the lake, adjacent settlements, and associated surname, is, according to Oddvar Nes, likely derived from the Indo-European root "lei-", which means "wet, calm water".[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Limavatnet, Gjesdal (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  2. ^ "Search Limavatnet > Vassdrag > Innsjodatabase > Details" (in Norwegian). NVE Atlas. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
  3. ^ Stenroos, Merja (2012). Language Contact and Development around the North Sea. Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 57, 62–63. ISBN 9789027274663.


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