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Lagarfljót

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Also known as Lagarfljot, Fljótið

Lagarfljót () also called Fljótið is a river situated in the east of Iceland near Egilsstaðir. Its surface measures and it is long; its greatest width is and its greatest depth . The 27 MW Lagarfossvirkjun hydropower station is located at its lower end.

Key facts

River.name
Lagarfljót
River.image
Ormurinn.jpg
River.image_caption
Lagarfljót at Orurinn
River.map
File:Lagarfljot Watershed.jpg
River.map_caption
Lagarfljót watershed (Interactive map)
River.length
150 km
River.mouth_location
Atlantic Ocean
River.mouth_elevation
0 m
River.basin_size
2920 km²

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Lagarfljót () also called Fljótið is a river situated in the east of Iceland near Egilsstaðir. Its surface measures and it is long; its greatest width is and its greatest depth . The 27 MW Lagarfossvirkjun hydropower station is located at its lower end.

The biggest forest in Iceland, Hallormsstaðaskógur is found near the river as well as a waterfall, Hengifoss. Hengifoss, at , is one of the tallest waterfalls in the country. Below it is another waterfall called Litlanesfoss.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lagarfljót” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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