Bessvatnet

Bessvatnet
Bessvatnet to the right. Gjende is the lake to the left.
Location	Vågå, Oppland
Coordinates	61°31′23″N 8°46′32″E / 61.52306°N 8.77556°E / 61.52306; 8.77556Coordinates: 61°31′23″N 8°46′32″E / 61.52306°N 8.77556°E / 61.52306; 8.77556
Basin countries	Norway

Surface area	4.64 km²
Shore length¹	13.31 km
Surface elevation	1,373 m
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Bessvatnet is a lake in Vågå, Oppland, Norway. Bessvatnet is known to everyone that has hiked Besseggen, as one passes its southern end, while looking down on the green lake Gjende.

The name

Bessvatnet ('Bess water') is named after the river Bessa, the last element is the finite form of vatn 'water, lake'. The name of the river is derived from Old Norse bersi m 'bear' - thus 'Bear river'.

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