List of lakes of Iceland
Larger lakes (>10 km²)

List of lakes of Iceland

Section Title: Larger lakes (>10 km²)
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Name	Volume	Area	Depth	Notes

Gigalitres	Billion cu ft	km²	mi²	m	ft

Þórisvatn	330	12	83–86	32–33	109	358	Hydroelectric reservoir, south central Iceland

Þingvallavatn	286	10.1	84	32	114	374	Named for Þingvellir, site of ancient parliament

Hálslón	210	7.4	57	22	180	590	Reservoir for the Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant. [1][2] The maximum depth of 180 m is reached in late summer when the reservoir fills up and excess water starts to flow over through the spillway.

Blöndulón	50	1.8	57	22	39	128	Hydroelectric reservoir, N Iceland, named for R Blanda

Lagarfljót (Lögurinn)	53	20	112	367	Hydroelectric reservoir, largest lake in E Iceland and the largest longitudinal lake in Iceland in a valley probably arising from a geological fault; fed by meltwater from Vatnajökull

Hágöngulón	37	14 [3]	16	52 [4]	Natural lake in Highlands, again fed by meltwater from Vatnajökull

Mývatn	37	14	4.5	15	Tourist and ornithological honeypot, N Iceland

Hóp	29–44	11–17	8.5	28	Tidal lagoon on the bay Húnaflói in N Iceland (area varies tidally)

Hvítárvatn	30	12	84	276	Natural lake in the Highlands, fed by meltwater from Langjökull to which it is adjacent

Langisjór	26	10	75	246	Another longitudinal lake fed by meltwater from Vatnajökull

Kvíslavatn	150	5.3	20	7.7	Another lake in the Highlands, but unusual in that it is in a low-lying flat area and is marshy in nature.

Sultartangalón	116	4.1	19	7.3	Reservoir further down the Þjórsá valley

Jökulsárlón	18	6.9	248	814	(Iceland's deepest)(1999 estimate - size and depth increasing because of glacier melting) Glacial lagoon

Grænalón	18	6.9

Skorradalsvatn	15	5.8	48	157

Sigöldulón	195	6.9	14	5.4	(also known as "Krókslón")

Apavatn	13–14	5.0–5.4

Heiðarlón	13.5	5.2	51	167 [5]	This is a planned hydroelectric reservoir near the mouth of the Þjórsá.

Svínavatn	12	4.6	39	128

Öskjuvatn	11	4.2	220	720

Vesturhópsvatn	10	3.9	28	92	In N Iceland near Hóp (see above)

Höfðavatn	10	3.9	6	20	Coastal lagoon in N Iceland

Grímsvötn	A lake that forms in the caldera of the subglacial volcano of the same name. On one theory, the meaning of the name is "Odin’s lake", although several other explanations are possible, given that Grímur is a common man’s name in Iceland.

Hestvatn	Small reservoir in SW Iceland (6 km2) ("Horse lake")

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Þingvellir is one of the largest natural lakes in Iceland.

final_sentence: Þingvellir is one of the largest natural lakes in Iceland.