Eystri-Rangá
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| location | Iceland | |
| River system | Eystri-Rangá | |
| Drain over | Þverá → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | Near Vatnafjöll 63 ° 53 ′ 55 ″ N , 19 ° 26 ′ 53 ″ W |
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| muzzle | In the Þverá coordinates: 63 ° 45 ′ 25 ″ N , 20 ° 22 ′ 34 ″ W 63 ° 45 ′ 25 ″ N , 20 ° 22 ′ 34 ″ W.
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| length | 65 km | |
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The Eystri-Rangá ( eastern Rangá ) is a river in the south of Iceland, about 100 km east of Reykjavík .
General data
It is (for the most part) a source river , a tributary of the Þverá . The Eystri-Rangá rises northeast of Tindfjallajökull and is about 60 km long. The amount of water is subject to only minor changes over the year and is around 15-25 m³ / sec. The highest amount of water measured in the Eystri-Rangá was 250 m³ / sec. (until 1988).
River course
The river has its source in the southern highlands of Iceland , more precisely on the Rangvellingaafrett, southwest of the Laufafell. It flows along the foot of Tindfjallajökull, from which some tributaries come down. Some waterfalls are in the river. The Eystri-Rangá flows east of Oddi into the Þverá.
The river can be crossed on two bridges, the first from 1914 and located near Djúpadal, the second from 1969 at the Keldur Farm Museum . The river's water is used for irrigation. It is also a well-known salmon river with a catch of 2,000 to 7,000 salmon per season.