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Blöndulón

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Also known as Blanda Reservoir

At 57 km2, Blöndulón () is one of Iceland's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a depth of 39 m. It is situated near the Kjölur highland road in the Highlands of Iceland. The hot springs of Hveravellir are situated some 25 km to the south.

Key facts

Lake.name
Blöndulón
Lake.image
Blöndulón_0094.jpg
Lake.lake_type
reservoir
Lake.inflow
Blanda, Kolkukvíslar
Lake.outflow
Blanda
Lake.basin_countries
Iceland
Lake.pushpin_map
Iceland
Lake.pushpin_map_alt
Location of Blöndulón in Iceland.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
reservoir
Country
Iceland
Area
57
Image
Blöndulón 0094.jpg
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basin country
Iceland
Commons category
Blöndulón
inflows
Blanda
vertical depth
39
outflows
Blanda
native label
Blöndulón
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At 57 km2, Blöndulón () is one of Iceland's largest lakes. It was created in 1984-1991 as a reservoir for the Blönduvirkjun power plant, and has a depth of 39 m.

It is situated near the Kjölur highland road in the Highlands of Iceland. The hot springs of Hveravellir are situated some 25 km to the south.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blöndulón” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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