Breiavatnet

Breiavatnet is a small lake in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.031-square-kilometre (7.7-acre) lake is located in the city of Stavanger. It is very shallow, only a few feet deep. The lake gets its water from the Kannikbekken stream, which flows from the lake Mosvatnet and runs through the city (the stream was put mostly underground in culverts and pipes in 1899). A decorative fountain was installed in the middle of the lake in 1924.

Breiavatnet
Brede-vandet (historical)
View of the lake
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Location	Stavanger, Rogaland
Coordinates	58.9677°N 5.7331°E / 58.9677; 5.7331
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	225 metres (738 ft)
Max. width	200 metres (660 ft)
Surface area	0.031 km2 (7.7 acres)
Shore length1	0.71 kilometres (0.44 mi)
Surface elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake lies in the city centre of Stavanger, on the border of the boroughs of Storhaug and Eiganes og Våland. The Stavanger Cathedral, the City Park, and Stavanger Cathedral School lie on the northern shore of the lake. The Stavanger train station is located on the south shore of the lake.[1]

The lake is the home of various birds, such as swans, seagulls, ducks, and sparrows. There are scarcely any fish in the water, and the old story from the area says that only the principal of Stavanger Cathedral School is the only one with rights to go fishing in Breiavatnet (although this is only a story).