Ringedalsvatnet

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title: "Ringedalsvatnet" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lakes-of-vestland", "ullensvang", "reservoirs-in-norway"] description: "Lake in Vestland, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringedalsvatnet" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Lake in Vestland, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox body of water"]

Field	Value
name	Ringedalsvatnet
image	Ringedalsfossen.jpeg
alt	View of Ringedalsvatnet with Ringedalsfossen in the background (c. 1885)
caption	View of the lake with Ringedalsfossen in the background (c. 1885)
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	10
coordinates
location	Ullensvang Municipality, Vestland
basin_countries	Norway
length	8 km
width	1 km
area	7 km2
volume	426000000 m3
shore	465 km
elevation	18.36 m
reference	NVE
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|name = Ringedalsvatnet |other_name = |image = Ringedalsfossen.jpeg |alt = View of Ringedalsvatnet with Ringedalsfossen in the background (c. 1885) |caption = View of the lake with Ringedalsfossen in the background (c. 1885) |image_bathymetry = |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 10 |coordinates = |location = Ullensvang Municipality, Vestland |type = |inflow = |outflow = |catchment = |basin_countries = Norway |date-built = |date-flooded = |length = 8 km |width = 1 km |area = 7 km2 |depth = |max-depth = |volume = 426000000 m3 |residence_time = |shore = 465 km |elevation = 18.36 m |frozen = |islands = |cities = |reference = NVE}}

Ringedalsvatnet is a lake in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 7 km2 lake sits just east of the village of Skjeggedal and about 3.5 km east (up the valley) from the village of Tyssedal, which sits on the shore of the Sørfjorden. The lake is the main reservoir for a hydroelectric power station in Tyssedal which provides electricity for the power intensive industries in the nearby town of Odda. The 521 m wide and 33 m high Ringedals Dam was constructed from 1910–1918.

Due to the extensive regulation of the nearby lakes such as Langavatnet and Nybuvatnet in the mountains above this lake, several of the large waterfalls that once fed Ringedalsvatnet are no longer regularly flowing. The Tyssestrengene and Ringedalsfossen waterfalls were once very notable waterfalls on the cliffs surrounding this lake. The Trolltunga cliff overlooks this lake too, attracting many tourists and hikers each year.

File:Ringedalsvatnet from Ringedalsdammen.jpg|View of the lake, from the dam File:Tyssestrengene, Hardanger Fjord, Norway-LCCN2001699497.jpg|Tyssestrengene waterfall File:Skjeggedalsfos II Odde Hardanger Fjord Norway.jpg|Ringedalsfossen File:View of trolltunga.jpg|View of the Trolltunga outcropping

References

References

1. "Innsjødatabase".
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. {{Cite SNL. Ringedalsvatnet. Ringedalsvatnet. 2026-01-17. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-26

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