Funnsjøen is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in the municipality of Meråker

Meråker

Meråker is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of Stjørdalshalsen in Stjørdal. Other villages in Meråker include Gudåa,...

 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...

. The 8 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) lake flows into the Funna river, a part of the Stjørdalselva

Stjørdalselva

Stjørdalselva is a long river that reaches from near the Norwegian–Swedish border down the Stjørdalen valley through the municipalities of Meråker and Stjørdal before entering the Trondheimsfjord. The mouth is located between the villages of Stjørdalshalsen and Hell just south of Trondheim...

 river system. The lake has a hydropower

Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

 dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

 at the southern end of the lake.

The lake is located about 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) north of the municipal center of Midtbygda

Midtbygda, Nord-Trøndelag

Midtbygda is a village in the municipality of Meråker in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also the administrative center of the municipality. The village has a population of 936. The population density is ....

. The lake Feren

Feren

Feren is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. A small part of the lake extends into the municipalities of Stjørdal, Levanger, and Verdal at the northwestern end of the lake. The lake lies about north of the municipal center of Midtbygda, about north of the...

 lies north of the lake and the lake Fjergen

Fjergen

Fjergen is a lake in the municipality of Meråker in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake has a hydropower dam on the southern end which flows out into the Kåpperåa river which is part of the Stjørdalselva river system....

lies southeast of the lake.