Leksdalvatnet is a lake in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 that lies in the municipalities of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

 and Verdal

Verdal

Verdal is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra...

. It is located south of the town of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

 and northeast of the town of Verdalsøra

Verdalsøra

Verdalsøra is a town in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-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...

, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the Trondheimsfjord

Trondheimsfjord

The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...

. The 21.73 square kilometres (8.4 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 70 metres (229.7 ft) above sea level.

The villages of Forbregd

Forbregd

Forbregd is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal center of Verdalsøra and about northwest of Stiklestad, along the southern shore of Leksdalsvatnet. Statistics Norway classifies Forbregd together with the...

 and Lein

Lein, Norway

Lein is a village in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal center of Verdalsøra and about northwest of Stiklestad, along the southern shore of Leksdalsvatnet. Statistics Norway classifies Lein together with the neighboring...

 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.