Kviteseidvatn

{{short description|Lake in Telemark, Norway}}

{{Infobox body of water

|name = Kviteseidvatnet

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|other_name = Kviteseidvatn

|image = Kviteseidvatnet.JPG

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|pushpin_map = Telemark#Norway

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the lake

|coordinates = {{coord|59|22|55|N|08|27|53|E|region:NO_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

|location = Kviteseid Municipality,
Telemark

|type = glacial lake

|inflow = Bandak lake

|outflow = Flåvatn lake

|catchment =

{{convert|2983.51|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

|basin_countries = Norway

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|length = {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|width = {{convert|2.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|area = {{convert|15.76|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

|depth =

{{convert|93|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|max-depth = {{convert|201|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|volume =

{{convert|1.47|km3|cumi|abbr=on}}

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|shore = {{convert|26.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|elevation = {{convert|72|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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|islands = Bukkøy

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|reference = NVE{{cite web |title=Innsjødatabase |url=https://temakart.nve.no/link/?link=innsjodatabase |website=nve.no |access-date=2023-08-08 |language=no}}

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Kviteseidvatn or KviteseidvatnetThe suffix "-et" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence Kviteseidvatnet is equivalent to "the Kviteseidvatn." Both forms can be found in English language text. is a lake in the municipality of Kviteseid in Telemark county, Norway. The {{convert|15.76|km2|adj=on}} lake is part of the Telemark Canal and lies in the Skien watershed. The lake's water level was first regulated in 1892.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Kviteseidvatnet |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Kviteseidvatnet |date=2023-01-20 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no |accessdate=2023-08-11}}

Kviteseidvatn's inlet is via a stream called Strauman from the lake Bandak, and it discharges via a different stream named Straumen into the lake Flåvatn.

The Norwegian National Road 41 runs along the western end of the lake. The Old Kviteseid Church is located at the southwestern end of the lake.