Gjevillvatnet

{{Short description|Lake in Oppdal, Norway}} {{Infobox body of water |name = Gjevillvatnet |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |image = Gjevillvatnet.JPG |caption = |image_bathymetry = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the lake |coordinates = {{coord|62.7088|09.2116|region:NO_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} |location = [[Oppdal Municipality]], [[Trøndelag]] |type = |inflow = |outflow = |catchment = |basin_countries = [[Norway]] |date-built = |date-flooded = |length = {{convert|17|km}} |width = {{convert|1.8|km}} |area = {{convert|20.9|km2|abbr=on}} |depth = |max-depth = |volume = |residence_time = |shore = {{convert|38|km}} |elevation = {{convert|660|m}} |frozen = |islands = |cities = |reference = [[Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate|NVE]]<ref name="nve">{{Cite web |title=Innsjødatabase |url=https://temakart.nve.no/link/?link=innsjodatabase |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=NVE.no |language=no}}</ref>}}

'''Gjevillvatnet'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/861936 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a [[lake]] in [[Oppdal Municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Trollheimen]] mountain range, about {{convert|5|km}} south of the mountain [[Blåhøa, Trøndelag|Blåhøa]] and about {{convert|5|km}} northwest of the village of [[Vognillan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gjevillvatnet, Oppdal (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Oppdal/Gjevillvatnet/ |access-date=2018-01-23 |publisher=[[yr.no]] |language=no |archive-date=2018-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071428/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Oppdal/Gjevillvatnet/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Store norske leksikon|Gjevillvatnet|Gjevillvatnet|2025-01-11|Askheim|Svein|2020-06-08}}</ref>

The lake was regulated for [[hydroelectric power]]-production in the 1970s. Water is tapped from the bottom in the western part of the lake, for use in the Driva [[power station]]. In the spring, the water level can be {{convert|15|m}} below the natural water level. The river Festa runs out of the lake Gjevillvatnet, and it was once a very good [[trout]] river from where the lake is now, all the way down to the intake [[dam]] at the old powerstation (Vardammen). This river now mostly runs dry every year due to the dam on Gjevillvatnet, and the trout are almost non-existent in the watercourse.

The [[valley]] surrounding the lake is regarded as one of Norway's most scenic valleys, and a cruise boat runs on the lake during summer. Along the middle of the lake, lies the ''Gjevillvasshytta'', a lodge owned by Trondheim Turistforening. Here guests can eat, sleep, and use the lodge as a starting point for walking trips in the [[Trollheimen]] mountains.<ref name="snl" />

==See also== *[[List of lakes in Norway]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Oppdal Municipality]] [[Category:Lakes of Trøndelag]] [[Category:Reservoirs in Norway]]