List of waterfalls in Iceland

The waterfalls in Iceland shape the landscape of the island in the North Atlantic and are a major tourist attraction in Iceland .

All waterfalls are sorted alphabetically by height and numerically the same height.

image	Surname	fall height	Waters	region	local community	Coordinates	Approach remark
	Morsárfoss	227.3 m	Morsá	Austurland	Hornafjordur	64 ° 06 ′ 45 ″ N 16 ° 53 ′ 05 ″ W.	(plus longer access roads) was only discovered in 2007 and measured for the first time in 2011
	Glymur	196 m	Botnsá	Vesturland	Hvalfjarðarsveit	64 ° 23 ′ 28 ″ N 21 ° 15 ′ 01 ″ W.	, then Botnsdalsvegur was considered the highest waterfall in Iceland until 2011
	Háifoss	122 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Southurland	Skeiða- og Gnupverjahreppur	64 ° 12 ′ 29 ″ N 19 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ W.
	Hengifoss	118 m	Hengifossá	Austurland	Fljótsdalur	65 ° 05 ′ 45 ″ N 14 ° 53 ′ 25 ″ W.	Deviating drop height specification: 110 m
	Granni	101 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Southurland	Skeiða- og Gnupverjahreppur	64 ° 12 ′ 33 ″ N 19 ° 41 ′ 00 ″ W.	Neighbor from the Háifoss
	Dynjandi	100 m	Dynjandisá	Vestfirdir	Vesturbyggð	65 ° 43 ′ 57 "N 23 ° 11 ′ 56" W.	→ other name Fjallfoss highest waterfall in the Westfjords
	Rjukandi	093 m	Ysta-Rjúkandi	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	65 ° 20'05 "N 15 ° 04'55" W.	between Egilsstaðir and Mývatn
	Foss á Síðu	082 m	Fossá	Southurland	Skaftárhreppur	63 ° 51 ′ 19 ″ N 17 ° 52 ′ 10 ″ W.	at Kirkjubæjarklaustur
	Bjarnafoss	080 m	Bjarnaá	Vesturland	Snæfellsbær	64 ° 50 ′ 54 ″ N 23 ° 24 ′ 12 ″ W.	can be completely blown away
	Fagrifoss	080 m	Geirlandsá	Southurland	Skaftárhreppur	63 ° 52 ′ N 18 ° 14 ′ W.	in Vatnajokull National Park
	Skiptárfoss	080 m	Skiptá	Vestfirdir	Reykhólahreppur Vesturbyggð	65 ° 36 ′ 21.6 "N 22 ° 55 ′ 31" W.	on the old course of the road
	Þórðarfoss	080 m	Þórðara	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 43 ′ 19.2 "N 19 ° 53 ′ 54.6" W.	near Merkjárfoss
	Grundarfoss	070 m	Grundará	Vesturland	Grundarfjörður	64 ° 54 '32 "N 23 ° 13" 20.6 "W.	on Snæfellsnes
	Systrafoss	069 m	Fossá	Southurland	Skaftárhreppur	63 ° 47 ′ 15 ″ N 18 ° 03 ′ 36 ″ W.	at Kirkjubæjarklaustur
	Seljalandsfoss	065 m	Seljalandsá	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 36 ′ 56 ″ N 19 ° 59 ′ 16 ″ W.	from the visible
	Skogafoss	062 m	Skógá	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 31 ′ 56 "N 19 ° 30 ′ 41" W.
	Írárfoss	060 m	Írá	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 34 ′ 39 ″ N 19 ° 49 ′ 44 ″ W.
	Kerlingarfoss	060 m	Fosslækur	Vesturland	Snæfellsbær	64 ° 53 ′ 33 ″ N 23 ° 47 ′ 45 ″ W.
	Merkjárfoss	053 m	Merkja	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 43 ′ 16 ″ N 19 ° 53 ′ 32 ″ W.	is also called Gluggafoss
	Fardagafoss	045 m	Miðhúsaá	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	65 ° 16′04 ″ N 14 ° 20 ′ 41 ″ W.	close to the road
	Gljúfursárfoss	045 m	Gljúfursá	Austurland	Vopnafjörður	65 ° 44 ′ 52 "N 14 ° 40 ′ 36" W.	close to the coast
	Litlanesfoss	045 m	Hengifossá	Austurland	Fljótsdalur	65 ° 05 ′ N 14 ° 53 ′ W.	below the Hengifoss
	Dettifoss	044 m	Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Norðurland eystra	Norðurþing	63 ° 48 ′ 522 "N 16 ° 23 ′ 42" W.	and most powerful waterfall in Iceland
	Gljúfrabúi	040 m	Gljúfurá	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 37 ′ 15 ″ N 19 ° 59 ′ 13 ″ W.	near the Seljalandsfoss
	Klukkufoss	040 m	Móðulækur	Vesturland	Snæfellsbær	64 ° 51 ′ 10 "N 23 ° 50 ′ 52" W.	→ to the west of Snæfellsnes
	Kvernufoss	040 m	Kverna	Southurland	Rangárþing eystra	63 ° 31 ′ 46 ″ N 19 ° 28 ′ 52 ″ W.	Walk from the Skógar Museum
	Ófærufoss	040 m	Norðari-Ófærá	Southurland	Skaftárhreppur	63 ° 57 ′ 51 ″ N 18 ° 37 ′ 02 ″ W.	in the southern highlands had a natural bridge until 1993
	Svöðufoss	040 m	Laxá á Breið	Vesturland	Snæfellsbær	64 ° 53 ′ 42 "N 23 ° 48 ′ 42" W.
	Gullfoss	032 m	Hvítá	Southurland	Bláskógabyggð	64 ° 19 ′ N 20 ° 07 ′ W.	and falls in two stages
	Sigoldufoss	030 m	Tungnaá	Southurland	Rangárþing ytra	64 ° 10 ′ 13 ″ N 19 ° 7 ′ 55 ″ W.	Amount of water depends on the power plant from
	Hafragilsfoss	027 m	Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Norðurland eystra	Norðurþing	65 ° 55 ′ N 16 ° 22 ′ W.	downstream of the Dettifoss
	Gufufoss	027 m	Fjarðará	Austurland	Seyðisfjörður	65 ° 14 ′ 23 ″ N 14 ° 03 ′ 27 ″ W.	on the road to Egilsstadir
	Hundafoss	024 m	Stórilækur	Austurland	Hornafjordur	64 ° 01 ′ 12 ″ N 16 ° 58 ′ 49 ″ W.	in Skaftafell National Park on the way to Svartifoss
	Aldeyjarfoss	020 m	Skjálfandafljót	Norðurland eystra	Þingeyjarsveit	64 ° 22 ′ N 17 ° 25 ′ W.	above the Goðafoss
	Öxarárfoss	020 m	Öxará	Southurland	Bláskógabyggð	64 ° 15 ′ 56 ″ N 21 ° 07 ′ 04 ″ W.	in the Þingvellir National Park
	Reykjafoss	020 m	Svartá / Húseyjarkvisl	Norðurland vestra	Skagafjordur	65 ° 29 ′ 41 ″ N 19 ° 22 ′ 58 ″ W.	at Varmahlíð
	Gjárfoss	016 m	Rauða	Southurland	Skeiða- og Gnupverjahreppur	64 ° 09 ′ N 19 ° 44 ′ W.	in the Gjáin gorge with many other falls
	Kirkjufellsfoss	016 m	Kirkjufellsá	Vesturland	Grundarfjörður	64 ° 55 ′ N 23 ° 19 ′ W.	on Snæfellsnes by the Kirkjufell mountain
	Fossárfoss	015 m	Fossá	Austurland	Djupivogur	64 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ N 14 ° 28 ′ 51 ″ W.
	Goðafoss	012 m	Skjálfandafljót	Norðurland eystra	Þingeyjarsveit	65 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ N 17 ° 33 ′ 04 ″ W.	→ northern end of Sprengisandsleið
	Hraunfossar	012 m	Hvítá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 42′09 ″ N 20 ° 58 ′ 52 ″ W.	is fed underground
	Réttarfoss	012 m	Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Norðurland eystra	Norðurþing	65 ° 52 ′ 51 ″ N 16 ° 26 ′ 07 ″ W.	below the Hafragilsfosses
	Svartifoss	012 m	Stórilækur	Austurland	Hornafjordur	64 ° 01 ′ 53 ″ N 16 ° 58 ′ 21 ″ W.	Skaftafell National Park , framed by basalt columns
	Þjófafoss	012 m	Þjórsá	Southurland	Ásahreppur Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64 ° 03 ′ 24 ″ N 19 ° 51 ′ 59 ″ W.	less water because of the Búrfellsvirkjun
	Þórufoss	012 m	Laxá í Kjós	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Kjós	64 ° 15 ′ 51 ″ N 21 ° 22 ′ 11 ″ W.	above the Pokafoss
	Árbæjarfoss	010 m	Ytri-Rangá	Southurland	Rangárþing ytra	63 ° 51 ′ 46 "N 20 ° 20 ′ 31" W.
	Dalfoss	010 m	Vatnsdalsá	Norðurland vestra	Húnavatn	65 ° 17 ′ 20 ″ N 20 ° 04 ′ 09 ″ W.
	Selfoss	010 m	Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Norðurland eystra	Norðurþing	65 ° 48 ′ 18 ″ N 16 ° 23 ′ 13 ″ W.	and above the Dettifoss
	Tröllafoss	010 m	Leirvogsá	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Kjós	64 ° 12 ′ 37 ″ N 21 ° 32 ′ 10 ″ W.	Tröllafoss was Iceland 's largest ship at the time
	Barnafoss	009 m	Hvítá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 42 ′ 07 ″ N 20 ° 58 ′ 41 ″ W.	at the Hraunfossar
	Hjálparfoss	009 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Southurland	Skeiða- og Gnupverjahreppur	64 ° 06'58 "N 19 ° 51'05" W.
	Magnusarfoss	009 m	Stórilækur	Austurland	Hornafjordur	64 ° 01 ′ 16 ″ N 16 ° 58 ′ 48 ″ W.	in Skaftafell National Park on the way to Svartifoss
	Englandsfoss	008 m	Tunguá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 30′00 ″ N 21 ° 11′39 ″ W.
	Glanni	008 m	Norðurá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 45 ′ 13 ″ N 21 ° 32 ′ 47 ″ W.
	Colufosarius	008 m	Víðidalsá	Norðurland vestra	Húnaþing vestra	65 ° 20'00 "N 20 ° 33'52" W.	in Klogljúfur Park
	Faxi	007 m	Tungufljót	Southurland	Bláskógabyggð	64 ° 13 ′ 33 ″ N 20 ° 20 ′ 18 ″ W.	other name Vatnsleysufoss
	Urriðafoss	006 m	Þjórsá	Southurland	Ásahreppur	63 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ N 20 ° 40 ′ 22 ″ W.	Most waterfall in Iceland
	Brúarfoss	005 m	Brúará	Southurland	Bláskógabyggð	64 ° 15 ′ 52 "N 20 ° 30 ′ 59" W.
	Laxfoss	004 m	Norðurá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 45 ′ 15 ″ N 21 ° 34 ′ 30 ″ W.	south of Glanni
	Tungufoss	004 m	Kaldakvísl	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Mosfellsbær	64 ° 10 ′ 43 "N 21 ° 40 ′ 51" W.	is under nature protection
	Vígabjargsfoss	003 m	Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Norðurland eystra	Norðurþing	65 ° 53′09 ″ N 16 ° 26 ′ 39 ″ W.	rather cataract
	Æðarfossar	003 m	Laxá í Aðaldal	Norðurland eystra	Norðurþing	65 ° 58 ′ 57 ″ N 17 ° 24 ′ 55 ″ W.	Skjálfandi Bay near Húsavík is more of a cataract
	Ægissíðufoss	003 m	Ytri-Rangá	Southurland	Rangárþing ytra	63 ° 49′09 ″ N 20 ° 24 ′ 59 ″ W.
	Laxfoss (Grímsá)	002 m	Grímsá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 35 ′ 32 "N 21 ° 36 ′ 54" W.
	Pokafoss	002 m	Laxá í Kjós	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Kjós	64 ° 17 ′ 56 ″ N 21 ° 26 ′ 21 ″ W.	below the Þórufoss
	Tröllafossar	002 m	Grímsá	Vesturland	Borgarbyggð	64 ° 35 ′ 29 "N 21 ° 34 ′ 52" W.	many small steps
	Tröllkonuhlaup	002 m	Þjórsá	Southurland	Rangárþing ytra	64 ° 04 ′ 10 ″ N 19 ° 46 ′ 28 ″ W.	150 m wide

More waterfalls

with partially missing information (sorted alphabetically).

image	Surname	fall height	Waters	region	local community	Coordinates	Approach remark
	Álafoss	0?? m	Varmá	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	Mosfellsbær	64 ° 10 ′ 00 ″ N 21 ° 40 ′ 33 ″ W.	, Álafossvegur small nature reserve
	Dynkur	050 m	Þjórsá	Southurland	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur , Ásahreppur	64 ° 20 ′ 19.7 "N 19 ° 11 ′ 36.2" W.
	Gljúfrasmiður	0?? m	Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Norðurland eystra	Skútustaðir	65 ° 26 ′ 20.8 "N 16 ° 09 ′ 54" W.
	Hverfandi	100 m	Jökulsá á Brú	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	64 ° 57 ′ 0.7 ″ N 15 ° 47 ′ 26.9 ″ W.
	Lagarfoss	010 m	Lagarfljót	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	65 ° 30 ′ 10 "N 14 ° 21 ′ 48" W.	more of a rapids
	Rauðufossar	060 m	Rauðufossakvísl	Southurland	Rangárþing ytra	64 ° 01 ′ 07 ″ N 19 ° 20 ′ 07 ″ W.
	Rjúkandafoss	035 m	Rjukandi	Vestfirdir	Árnes	66 ° 02 ′ 44 ″ N 21 ° 45 ′ 51 ″ W.
	Sauðárfoss	020 m	Sauða	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	64 ° 55 ′ 12 "N 15 ° 50 ′ 56" W.	sunk in the Hálslón
	Töfrafoss	024 m	Kringilsá	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	64 ° 50 ′ 20.6 "N 15 ° 54 ′ 16" W.	sunk in the Hálslón

Web links

• European waterfalls
• World Waterfall Database
• World of Waterfalls
• Pictures of the waterfalls in Iceland

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