Lagarfljót
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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.
Key facts
- River.name
- Lagarfljót
- River.image
- Ormurinn.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Lagarfljót at Orurinn
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- File:Lagarfljot Watershed.jpg
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- 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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