Blondulón

Blondulón
Blondulón
Tributaries: Blanda Drain: Blanda
Iceland
Coordinates	65 ° 10 '53 "  N , 19 ° 38' 58"  W Coordinates: 65 ° 10 '53 "  N , 19 ° 38' 58"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1984-1991
Power plant output:	150 MW
Operator:	Landsvirkjun
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	56 km²
At the Blondulón dam

When Blöndulón ( "Blanda Lake") is a reservoir on the Kjalvegur in the Icelandic highlands .

geography

It is located about 25 km north of Hveravellir . Its depth is up to 39 m and it has an area of ​​56 to 57 km².

In order to create the lake, the river Blanda was dammed at Reftjarnarbungu , about halfway between the source and its mouth. Another dam was built at the sources of the Kolkukvíslar and the water from there is fed into the reservoir via a 25 km long supply line that also takes in other tributaries.

The Blanda power plant ( isl. Blöndustöð ), which went into operation in 1991, is located at a depth of 200 m in an artificial cave and is only accessible via a lift and an 800 m long passable tunnel.

The lake is good for salmon fishing .

See also

• List of lakes in Iceland

Web links

Information from the operating company Landsvirkjun

• Landsvirkjun, engl.
• Blanda Hydropower Station

Scientific contributions

• OK Vilmundardóttir, ea: Shoreline erosion and aeolian deposition along a recently formed hydro-electric reservoir, Blöndulón, Iceland. Geomorphology , Vol. 114, Is.4, February 1, 2010, p. 542-555 On the erosion on the Blöndulón (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Landsvirkjun.com (PDF; 371 kB)
2. ↑ visir.is