Isteren is a lake in Engerdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 29-square-kilometre (11 sq mi) lake lies to the southwest of the large lake Femund and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the village of Drevsjø.

Isteren
View of the lake
Isteren is located in Innlandet
Isteren
Isteren
Location of the lake
Isteren is located in Norway
Isteren
Isteren
Isteren (Norway)
LocationEngerdal Municipality, Innlandet
Coordinates61°58′N 11°48′E / 61.967°N 11.800°E / 61.967; 11.800
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length17 kilometres (11 mi)
Max. width3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface area29.026 km2 (11.207 sq mi)
Max. depth20 metres (66 ft)
Surface elevation647 metres (2,123 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]

Isteren is a nutritious lake with a large diversity of species.[2] It is a popular fishing area, and the chances for the good catch is certainly present. In the summer of 2006, a trout weighing 9.25 kilograms (20.4 lb) was caught with a rod from a small boat. It is also rich in whitefish, pike, perch, grayling, burbot and herring.[3] Around the lake there are two fish mounds and some single cabins.[2]

The river Sømåa, originating from lake Langsjøen, flows into Isteren from the north. It is a river with a rich bird life, especially in the spring. Here one can observe rare species of migrating birds.[citation needed]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Isteren". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.
  3. ^ "Driftsplan for fisk og fiskei Femund-/Trysilvassdraget 2004 - 2012" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmann i Hedmark. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015.