Styggevatnet

Styggevatnet
Glacier by glacier lake Styggevatnet
LocationLuster Municipality, Vestland
Coordinates61°46′22″N 07°27′06″E / 61.77278°N 7.45167°E / 61.77278; 7.45167
TypeGlacial lake
Primary inflowsAustdalsvatnet
Primary outflowsJostedøla river
Basin countriesNorway
Surface elevation1,156 m (3,793 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
Location
Interactive map of Styggevatnet

Styggevatnet[2] is a glacial lake from the glacier Jostedalsbreen in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is regulated by a dam and it empties into the river Jostedøla. The lake originally was located immediately to the southeast of the lake Austdalsvatnet, but after the construction of the dam, the two lakes have grown together as the water level rose. The lake is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east of Lodalskåpa and Brenibba in Jostedalsbreen National Park.[3]

Styggevatnet lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the Breheimsenteret information center, where one can learn about the glacier Nigardsbreen. In the lake, it is possible to kayak with a guide between the ice rocks to a nearby glacier.

References

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  3. ^ "Syggevatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2010-09-09.