Héraðsvötn

' (), whose name is often shortened to Vötn or Vötnin (and was called ' in previous centuries) is a glacier river in Iceland. It is formed by the confluence of Austari-Jökulsá and Vestari-Jökulsá rivers. The is located in Skagafjörður, a municipality in northern Iceland, and it is one of the deadliest watercourses in the country.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Héraðsvötn is referenced by 32 other articles, and connects out to Iceland, geographic coordinate system and river mouth.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 4 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Rivers of Iceland and Skagafjörður.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

River.name: Héraðsvötn
River.image: Mündungsgebiet Héraðsvötn.jpg
River.image_caption: Mouth of Héraðsvötn
River.mouth_location: Skagafjörður
River.length_km: 40
River.basin_size_km2: 3650
River.mapframe zoom: 8

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Instance of: river
Country: Iceland
Image: Mündungsgebiet Héraðsvötn.jpg
Length: 40

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mouth of the watercourse: Skagafjörður
watershed area: 3650
discharge: 111.0
tributary: Vestari-Jökulsá
Commons category: Héraðsvötn

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The is formed by the confluence of multiple rivers that come together at just past the farm , where the eastern and western branches of the meet. The Norður river, Húseyjarkvísl, and many smaller rivers also flow into it. In the middle of Blönduhlíð, splits into two forks that flow to the sea on either side of Hegranes. These forks are referred to as the Western- and Eastern- ( and , respectively).

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