Snåsavatnet


Snåsavatnet is Norway's sixth-largest lake. The lake is located in Steinkjer Municipality and Snåsa Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The villages of Følling and Sunnan lie at the southwestern end of the lake and the village of Snåsa lies at the northeastern end of the lake. European route E6 runs along the northern shore of the lake and the Nordland Line railway runs along the southern shore.
The lake is approximately long and on average about wide. The surface of the lake is only above sea level, and it reaches depths of up to. Its deepest area reaches; below sea level. The lake was created by glacial erosion. As it is seen on a map, the lake looks like an extension of the Trondheim Fjord. The outlet is the river Byaelva, which empties into the Beitstadfjorden in the city of Steinkjer.