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.

[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] 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.

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