Hverfandi
| Hverfandi | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 57 '0.7 " N , 15 ° 47' 26.9" W | |
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| place | Austurland , Iceland | |
| height | 100 m | |
| Falling watercourse | Hálslón | |
| Estuarine waters | Jökulsá á Brú | |
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 .
See also
- List of waterfalls in Iceland
- Hálslón komið á yfirfall August 6, 2019, Icelandic
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ 'Disappearing' waterfall reappears. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .