Norðurá (Héraðsvötn)
Norðurá (Héraðsvötn) | ||
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location | Iceland | |
River system | Héraðsvötn | |
Drain over | Héraðsvötn → Arctic Ocean | |
source | Source rivers on the Öxnadalsheiði 65 ° 28 ′ 7 ″ N , 18 ° 42 ′ 57 ″ W |
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muzzle |
Héraðsvötn near Silfrastaðir Coordinates: 65 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ N , 19 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W 65 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ N , 19 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W
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Drain |
MQ |
15 m³ / s |
Communities | Skagafjörður (municipality) |
Norðurá is a river in the north of Iceland in the region of Skagafjörður . It is located in the municipality of Akrahreppur . Its average amount of water is 15 m³ / s.
course
Its source is on the Öxnadalsheiði plateau , another source river on the Hörgárdalsheiði . The river flows through Norðurárdalur, named after it, towards SSW into the Héraðsvötn .
The river is a confluence , i.e. H. numerous tributaries often ensure a relatively high water level. Also in spring when the snowmelts on the Tröllaskagi peninsula with its numerous mountains over 1,000 m high, there are regularly particularly high water levels. In winter, on the other hand, the water level is often low.
fishing
In the Norðurá in late summer - d. H. caught trout in Iceland in August .
traffic
The ring road runs through the valley on the route from Skagafjörður to Akureyri . It was rebuilt here last year and is now partly on a dam directly in the river bed.