Most of the  lake is located in Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County (southern Swedish Lapland) in Sweden. A small  part of the lake, known as Umbukta, is located in Rana Municipality in Nordland County in Norway.
Most of the lake is found within Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, while a small portion, known as Umbukta, resides in Rana Municipality, Nordland County, Norway.