Stora Stokkavatnet

Stora Stokkavatnet
LocationStavanger Municipality, Rogaland
Coordinates58°57′55″N 5°40′04″E / 58.96517°N 5.66782°E / 58.96517; 5.66782
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. width1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi)
Surface area2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Max. depth42 metres (138 ft)
Shore length17,900 metres (25,900 ft)
Surface elevation11 metres (36 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
Location
Interactive map of Stora Stokkavatnet
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Stora Stokkavatnet[2] is a lake in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.[3] The 2.12-square-kilometre (0.82 sq mi) lake lies just west of the centre of the city of Stavanger. The lake lies in the western part of the municipality and it forms the boundary of the boroughs of Tasta (to the north), Eiganes og Våland (to the east), and Madla (to the south and west).

From 1931 until 1959, this lake was the reservoir for the city's drinking water. Since 2009, the lake has been the back-up water supply.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  3. ^ "Stora Stokkavatnet, Stavanger (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ^ Berge Førland, Lene (2009-07-03). "Nyt sommeren i Stokkavannet" (in Norwegian). RegionStavanger. Retrieved 2016-05-01.