Snåsavatnet is Norway's 6th largest lake, with an area of approximately . The surface is only above sea level. Snåsavatnet is located in the municipalities of
Steinkjer and
Snåsa in
Nord-Trøndelag county,
Norway. The villages of
Følling and
Sunnan lie at the southwestern end of the lake and the village of
Snåsa lies at the northeastern end of the lake. The
European route E6 highway runs along the northern shore of the lake and the
Nordlandsbanen railway runs along the southern shore.