Vinstre
Vinstre is located in Innlandet
Vinstre
Vinstre
Location of the lake
Vinstre is located in Norway
Vinstre
Vinstre
Vinstre (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Coordinates61°19′38″N 8°50′09″E / 61.32709°N 08.8359°E / 61.32709; 08.8359
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Max. width3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface area27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Max. depth37 metres (121 ft)
Surface elevation1,032 metres (3,386 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]

Vinstre is a lake in Innlandet county, Norway. The 27.87-square-kilometre (10.76 sq mi) lake lies in Øystre Slidre Municipality and the very western tip of the lake crosses over into the neighboring Vang Municipality. The lake sits at an elevation of 1,032 metres (3,386 ft) above sea level.[2] Vinstre was regulated in connection with the construction of the Øvre Vinstra hydroelectric power plant. The lake Bygdin flows into this lake and on the opposite end, it flows out into the dammed lake Sandvatnet/Kaldfjorden/Øyvatnet which is the headwaters for the river Vinstra.[3]

Along its northern shore runs the Jotunheimvegen summer toll road, built in the 1950s as a result of hydroelectricity development affecting the operation of the earlier milk boat service.[4]

Name

The name of the lake is (maybe) derived from the verb vinda which means "bend", "twist", or "wind" with the suffix -str added to the end. The name is therefore referring to the twisted shape of the lake. The river Vinstra starts from the lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Vinstre Innsjø, Øystre Slidre". yr.no (in Norwegian). NRK, Meteorologisk institutt. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ Vinjar, Asbjørn, ed. (15 February 2021). "Vinstre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Jotunheimvegen - Historie" (in Norwegian). Skåbu Regnskap AS. Retrieved 12 March 2022.


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