Suction (river)

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So-called
The Ljósafossstöð hydroelectric power station on the Sog

The Ljósafossstöð hydroelectric power station on the Sog

Data
location Iceland
River system Ölfusá
Drain over Ölfusá  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Outflow from the Þingvallavatn
64 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 21 ° 1 ′ 42 ″  W
muzzle Confluence with Hvítá to Ölfusá coordinates: 63 ° 59 ′ 23 ″  N , 20 ° 58 ′ 14 ″  W 63 ° 59 ′ 23 ″  N , 20 ° 58 ′ 14 ″  W.

length 20 km
Flowing lakes Úlfljótsvatn , Álftavatn
Reservoirs flowed through Úlfljótsvatn , Álftavatn , partially dammed
Small towns Selfoss
Communities Árnessýsla

The suction is a river in southwest Iceland .

Surname

The name means the same as in German and comes from the remarkably strong current of the river.

Most important dates

The river is just over 19 km long. From 1940 to 1959 its average amount of water was 112 m² / s, from 1960 to 1979 105 m² / s. Since it is a spring river, the amount of water remains pretty much the same over the year.

Normally there is no ice on the lake even in winter, due to the entry of geothermal energy in its source area.

River course

Suction is the outflow of the Þingvallavatn , which is the source river with the most water in Iceland. About five kilometers after this it flows through the lake Úlfljótsvatn . A few kilometers later it flows through Lake Álftavatn .

After a total of almost 20 km, the suction flows north of the city of Selfoss at the foot of Ingólfsfjall with the Hvítá and as Ölfusá about 22 km to the Atlantic Ocean .

history

At the outflow of the suction from the Þingvallavatn, the remains of huts were found, which turned out to be former warehouses of the Bishop of Skálholt . The river used to be navigated by boats, which was not entirely harmless.

Energy generation

Electric energy is generated from its water at the Steingrimsstöð (at the outflow of the Þingvallavatn ), Ljósafoss (at the outflow of the Úlfljótsvatn ) and Írafoss power stations.

The oldest of these, the Ljósafoss power plant, was commissioned in 1937, making it one of the oldest power plants in all of Iceland. It currently produces 15 MW of energy. Of the other two power plants, the Írafoss power plant produces 48 MW and Steingrimsstöð 27 MW.

fishing

You can fish both salmon and trout in the suction.

Troll saga

A troll woman is said to have lived in a cave on the upper reaches of the Sog.

See also

Web links

Commons : Suction  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. cf. HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic - German. Buske, Hamburg, 2001, 232.
  2. a b c d e f Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 825 f.
  3. Landsvirkjun; Retrieved on: September 5, 2012 ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.landsvirkjun.com
  4. Vegahandbókin. Ed. Landmælingar Íslands, 2006, 528.
  5. http://www.angling.is/en/waters/salmon-rivers/on-the-southwest-coast/6379/ Sog, Angling.is; accessed: September 5, 2012.