Apavatn

{{Short description|Lake in southern Iceland}}

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| image = Laugarvatn01.jpg

| caption = The lakes Laugarvatn and Apavatn from mount Laugarvatnsfjall. In the background the volcano Hekla.

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| location = southwest Iceland

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| basin_countries = Iceland

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| area = {{convert|13|km2|abbr=on}}

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Apavatn in Iceland.

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Apavatn ({{IPA|is|ˈaːpaˌvahtn̥|audio=Apavatn pronunciation.ogg}}) is a lake in southwest Iceland. With a surface area of around 13 km² it is much larger than the neighbouring lake of Laugarvatn, which lies to the north of Apavatn.

Apavatn is renowned for its good fishing, especially trout.