Arstaddalsdammen is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

that lies in the municipality of Beiarn in

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It is located about southwest of the village of

Moldjord Moldjord or Moldjorda is the administrative centre of the municipality of Beiarn in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Beiar River, about south of the river's mouth at the Beiar Fjord. The village is home to the Beiarn ...

. The lake lies in the southern end of the Arstaddal valley, and it has a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

on the northern end. The dam was built in the 1960s. The water from the lake is piped to the nearby lake Sokumvatnet in

Gildeskål Municipality Gildeskål is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipali ...

. The lake serves as a reservoir for the

Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station The Sundsfjord Hydroelectric Power Station ( no, Sundsfjord kraftverk or ''Sundsfjord kraftstasjon'')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 ...

Geography of Norway Norway is a country located in Northern Europe in the northern and western parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The majority of the country borders water, including the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Sea to the southwest, the North Atla ...

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Lakes of Nordland Beiarn Reservoirs in Norway {{Nordland-geo-stub