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Oppstrynsvatnet (known locally as Strynevatnet) is a lake in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about east of the village of Stryn (the administrative centre of the municipality). The villages of Flo, Oppstryn, and Erdal are located on the shores of the lake.

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Body of water.name
Oppstrynsvatnet
Body of water.other_name
Strynevatnet
Body of water.image
Oppstrynsvatnet (2093156113).jpg
Body of water.mapframe
yes
Body of water.mapframe zoom
9
Body of water.mapframe caption
Interactive map of the lake
Body of water.location
Stryn Municipality,Vestland
Body of water.type
Glacial lake
Body of water.inflow
Erdalselva, Glomsdøla and Hjelledøla
Body of water.outflow
Stryneelva
Body of water.basin_countries
Norway
Body of water.cities
Flo, Oppstryn
Body of water.reference
NVE

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Oppstrynsvatnet (known locally as Strynevatnet) is a lake in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about east of the village of Stryn (the administrative centre of the municipality). The villages of Flo, Oppstryn, and Erdal are located on the shores of the lake.

The lake has an area of and is surrounded by many large mountains and glaciers which feed into the lake. The main outflow of the lake is the river Stryneelva which flows west into the Nordfjorden.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oppstrynsvatn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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