Þórisvatn
Sign in to saveÞórisvatn (; sometimes anglicized to Thorisvatn) is the largest lake of Iceland, situated at the south end of the Sprengisandur plateau within the highlands of Iceland.
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- Body of water.name
- Þórisvatn
- Body of water.image
- Hofsjökull_1_Iceland.JPG
- Body of water.inflow
- Þjórsá
- Body of water.outflow
- Þjórsá
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Iceland
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Body of water.pushpin_map_alt
- Location of Þórisvatn in Iceland.
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- Area
- 88
- Elevation
- 576
- Image
- Hofsjökull 1 Iceland.JPG
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- Þórisvatn
- vertical depth
- 113
- volume as quantity
- 1.18
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Þórisvatn (; sometimes anglicized to Thorisvatn) is the largest lake of Iceland, situated at the south end of the Sprengisandur plateau within the highlands of Iceland.
It is a reservoir with a surface area of about and is fed by the river Þjórsá, which comes down from the glacier Hofsjökull. On its southern end, Þórisvatn is used to generate electricity at a power station. It is like other Icelandic lakes, which are mostly glacial lakes or volcanic lakes.
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list of lakes in Iceland
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