Austre Grimevannet
Lake in Lillesand, Norway
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Austre Grimevannet[1] is a lake in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 3.94-square-kilometre (1.52 sq mi) lake is located north of the European route E18 highway about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city of Lillesand. It is the drinking water reservoir for Lillesand Municipality.[3]
| Austre Grimevannet | |
|---|---|
| Furuøyfjorden[1] Grimevannet[1] | |
 Interactive map of Austre Grimevannet | |
| Location | Lillesand Municipality, Agder |
| Coordinates | 58.30255°N 8.37845°E |
| Vestre Grimevannet | |
| Osen river | |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) |
Surface area | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 30.28 kilometres (18.82 mi) |
Surface elevation | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| References | NVE[2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Name
The official name of the lake is Austre Grimevannet and there are two alternate spellings that are approved, but less-preferred: Østre Grimevann and Østre Grimevannet. There are also two alternate names that are allowed, but they are also considered less preferred: Furuøyfjorden and Grimevannet.[1]