Blanda

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Blanda
Blanda in Blöndudalur

Blanda in Blöndudalur

Data
location Iceland
River system Blanda
muzzle Húnafjörður ( Arctic Ocean ) Coordinates: 65 ° 39 ′ 40 "  N , 20 ° 18 ′ 0"  W 65 ° 39 ′ 40 "  N , 20 ° 18 ′ 0"  W
Mouth height 0  m

length 125 km
Catchment area 2370 km²
Drain NNQ
MQ
HHQ 		20 m³ / s
60 m³ / s
550 m³ / s
Reservoirs flowed through Blondulón
Communities Blönduós
Blanda at the mouth with Blönduós

Blanda at the mouth with Blönduós

The Blanda is a glacial river in northern Iceland .

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Blanda has a length of over 125 km, making it one of the longest rivers in Iceland. The average amount of water in the river is 60 m³ / s. In summer the amount of water is 40–90 m³ / sec., In winter 20–30 m³ / sec. The largest measured amount of water in the Blöndudalur was 550 m³ / sec.

course

The river has its source in many small streams on the Hofsjökull ice cap on the Icelandic highlands . To the north of this is the Blöndujökull glacier tongue .

It crosses the Blöndulón reservoir . Finally it re-enters the built-up area in the district of Húnavatnssýsla , flows through a gorge, Blöndugil , and flows into the bay of Húnaflói , more precisely into the Húnafjörður , at the place named after him, Blönduós ( isl. " Mouth of the Blanda ") of the Arctic Ocean .

Power plant and reservoir

The Blanda is dammed up in the highlands in the Blöndulón, with the water being used to generate electricity in the Blanda power station, which has been in existence since 1991 and is located a few kilometers downstream .

traffic

There are numerous well-known fords in the river, which are now used mainly to catch sheep in autumn.

The northern part of the Kjölur highland slope follows the river over long stretches. The Hringvegur crosses it on a bridge near Blönduós .

Salmon fishing

Blanda is considered to be one of the best salmon rivers in the country. The demand is correspondingly high. In 2010, 2,777 salmon were caught in the river, according to the Association of Fishing Rights Holders.

Protected island in the river: Hrútey

Shortly before Blönduós is the small island of Hrútey - d. i. the island of Aries - which has been a nature reserve since 1975. The 11 hectare island is mainly covered with birch trees and is the nesting place for numerous bird species. Many different species of geese can be found here in summer. From the end of April to the end of June, access is closed due to the breeding season.

Efforts have been made to reforest the island since 1943 ; it is under the aegis of the Skógræktarfélag Austur-Húnvetningar and was made accessible to the public in 2004 under the seal of Opinn skógur ( Open Forest ) with the help of a footbridge over the Blanda.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 342
  2. ↑ a b cf. Ísland Vega Atlas. Ed. Ferðakort, Reykjavík 2006, 14 and 15
  3. ↑ Landsvirkjun: Blanda Hydropower Station . Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ http://angling.is/en/waters/salmon-rivers/on-the-northwest-coast/6456/ (English); Accessed July 30, 2011
  5. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic - German. Buske, Hamburg, 2001, 112 and 54, respectively
  6. ↑ Vegahandbókin. Ed. Landmælingar Íslands, 2006, 508
  7. ↑ See also: Skógræktarfélag Íslands: Hrútey ; accessed: September 8, 2012