Thórisvatn Lake

Local nameÞórisvatn
LocationSuðurland, Iceland

Þórisvatn is the largest lake of Iceland, situated at the south end of Sprengisandur highland road within the highlands of Iceland.It is a reservoir of a surface about 88 km2 and uses the energy of the river Þjórsá, which comes down from the glacier Hofsjökull. Here in the south, it is exploited in a power station. It is like other Icelandic lakes, which are mostly glacial lakes or volcanic lakes.

The lake grew from about 70 km² to 86 km² with the construction of the power station and was previously only the second largest lake in the country.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Þórisvatn

Address Iceland

Coordinates 64°14'2.098" N -19°0'12.499" E

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