Näkten, Lake in Berg and Östersund municipalities, Sweden

Näkten is a lake on the border between Berg Municipality and Östersund Municipality in Jämtland, Sweden. It covers 83 square kilometres, reaches a depth of 44 metres and lies 323 metres above sea level. The lake is nearly 40 kilometres long from north to south but only 1–2 kilometres wide in places, and it drains south through the Billstaån stream into Storsjön at Hackås.

Näkten lies in Berg and Östersund municipalities, its northern part in Näs parish and its southern part in Hackås parish. Just north of the mouth of Billstaån, which drains the lake into Storsjön via Hackås, lies Målingen, a crater formed in the same impact event as the larger Locknekrateren about 16 km to the northeast.

The lake lies in Berg and Östersund municipalities, its northern part in Näs parish and its southern part in Hackås parish. The name is also written Näckten. The lake is known for the special Näckten char, a fish protected by closed seasons, and for the tradition that it holds 365 islands, though the real count including islets is at most 200.

Näkten stretches nearly 40 km from north to south, so pick your entry by shore: the northern end lies in Näs parish (Östersund Municipality), the southern end in Hackås parish (Berg Municipality), with Gillhov at the south tip and Dödre on the east side. A full-lake chart has been available since summer 2011. Fishing is allowed year-round except during closed periods protecting the lake's own Näckten char.

Just north of the mouth of Billstaån lies Målingen, a small lake formed in a crater from a meteorite impact. It fell at the same time as the larger impact that created the Lockne crater, about 16 km northeast, which gave rise to Locknesjön.