Vinstervatna

Vinstervatna is a man-made reservoir in Innlandet county, Norway. The lake is rather unique because it was created after a hydroelectric dam was built. After completion of the dam, the river flooded and several smaller lakes rose and became connected as one large lake. The lake lies on the border of Nord-Fron Municipality, Sør-Fron Municipality and Øystre Slidre Municipality.
Water enters from the nearby lake Vinstre to the west. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. The lake is located about southwest of the town of Vinstra and about northeast of the village of Beitostølen. The lake marks the northwestern boundary of Langsua National Park.

Names

Since the completion of the dam and the flooding of the area, the new lake has been referred to as Vinstervatna, after the nearby lake Vinstre which flows into this lake. Several parts of the large lake are still referred to by different names: Sandvatnet is the western part, Kaldfjorden is the central portion, and Øyvatnet is the eastern part. Kaldfjorden was the largest of the old lakes and the present lake in its entirety is also sometimes known as Kaldfjorden.