Hverfandi

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Hverfandi
Coordinates 64 ° 57 '0.7 "  N , 15 ° 47' 26.9"  W Coordinates: 64 ° 57 '0.7 "  N , 15 ° 47' 26.9"  W.
Hverfandi (Iceland)
Hverfandi
place Austurland , Iceland
height 100 m
Falling watercourse Hálslón
Estuarine waters Jökulsá á Brú

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The Hverfandi waterfall is temporarily formed in the east of Iceland .

His name means the disappearing in Icelandic . It only forms when the Hálslón reservoir has reached its maximum storage height of 625 m above sea level. This artificial waterfall at the overflow of the reservoir reaches a height of 100 m. Only then does water flow into the original river bed of the Jökulsá á Brú directly below the Kárahnjúkastífla dam. This waterfall can be reached via Austurleið , which becomes from here on . L910LF910

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
  2. 'Disappearing' waterfall reappears. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .