Ovrejaevrie (Southern Sami) or Orvatnet (Norwegian)[2] is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The water from the 4.9-square-kilometre (1.9 sq mi) lake flows out through the river Orelva into the lake Namsvatnet. This lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, less than 250 metres (820 ft) to the west of the border with Sweden.[3]

Orvatnet (Norwegian)
Ovrejaevrie (Southern Sami)
LocationRøyrvik Municipality, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°58′56″N 14°03′06″E / 64.9822°N 14.0516°E / 64.9822; 14.0516
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area
4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Shore length1
14.46 kilometres (8.99 mi)
Surface elevation
545 metres (1,788 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
Location
Map
Interactive map of the lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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References

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  1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. "Orvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-13.