Straumsetervatnet or Selavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Åfjord and Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The majority of the 4.72-square-kilometre (1.82 sq mi) lake lies in Steinkjer, with the northwestern end of the lake partially lying in Åfjord. The village of Sela (and Sela Church) lies on the northern side of the lake and the village of Sandsetra at the southeastern end of the lake. The lake is one of the sources for the Folla river system which flows into the Trondheimsfjord at the village of Follafoss.[1]

Straumsetervatnet
Selavatnet
Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet is located in Trøndelag
Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet
Straumsetervatnet
Selavatnet
Location of the lake
Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet is located in Norway
Straumsetervatnet Selavatnet
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Selavatnet
Straumsetervatnet
Selavatnet (Norway)
LocationTrøndelag, Norway
Coordinates63°58′53″N 10°52′49″E / 63.9814°N 10.8804°E / 63.9814; 10.8804
Primary inflowsGurbelva river
Primary outflowsTverråa river
Catchment areaFollaelva
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Shore length131.68 kilometres (19.69 mi)
Surface elevation260 metres (850 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Folla – elv i Verran" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-05.