Leksdalvatnet is a lake in
Trøndelag county,
Norway that lies in the municipalities of
Steinkjer and
Verdal. It is located south of the town of
Steinkjer and northeast of the town of
Verdalsøra
Verdalsøra is a town in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is the administrative center of the municipality. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the mouth of the river Verdalselva. The village of Vinne lies ...
, about east of the
Trondheimsfjord. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level.
It is drained by
Figgja
Figgja or Figga is a long river in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river drains the lake Leksdalsvatnet and flows north into Beitstadfjorden, the inner part of Trondheimsfjord, at the Steinkjer (town), town of Stei ...
.
The villages of
Forbregd
Forbregd and Lein are two small adjoining villages in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. Statistics Norway classifies the urban area as Forbregd/Lein. The village area is located about northeast of the town of Verdalsøra a ...
and
Lein lie at the southern end of the lake,
Leksdalen is on the eastern side of the lake, and
Sem (in Steinkjer) lies at the northern end.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
* List of largest lakes in Norway
* List of deepest lakes in Norway
Akershus
*Bjørk ...
References
Verdal
Steinkjer
Lakes of Trøndelag
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