List of lakes of Iceland

This is a list of lakes of Iceland (partially indicating surface or depth)

Iceland has about 67 lakes. With a few exceptions, only lakes over 2.5 km² (1 sq mi) in size are included. The figures for many of the smaller lakes are unreliable. Also, some larger lakes vary considerably in size between years or seasons or, for the reservoirs, according to the needs of power plants. Some power plant reservoirs may not be present despite being larger than listed lakes.

Larger lakes (>10 km²)

Name	Volume gigalitres	Area km²	Depth	Notes
Þórisvatn	3300	83–88	109 m	Hydroelectric reservoir, south central Iceland
Þingvallavatn	286	84	114 m	Named for Þingvellir, site of ancient parliament
Hálslón		57	599 m	Hydroelectric reservoir [1][2]
Blöndulón	500	57	39 m
Lagarfljót (Lögurinn)		53	112 m
Hágöngulón		37[3]	16 m[4]
Mývatn		37	4.5 m	Tourist and ornithological honeypot, N Iceland
Hóp		29–44	8.5 m	(area varies tidally)
Hvítárvatn		30	84 m
Langisjór		26	75 m
Kvíslavatn	150	20
Sultartangalón	116	19
Jökulsárlón		18	248 m	(Iceland's deepest)(1999 estimate - size and depth increasing because of glacier melting) Glacial lagoon
Grænalón		18
Skorradalsvatn		15	48 m
Sigöldulón	195	14		(also known as "Krókslón")
Apavatn		13–14
Heiðarlón		13.5	51 m[5]
Svínavatn		12	39 m
Öskjuvatn		11	220 m
Vesturhópsvatn		10	28 m
Höfðavatn		10	6 m
Grímsvötn				"Odin's lake"
Hestvatn				"Horse lake"

Smaller lakes (<10 km²)

• Litlisjór, 9.2 km², 17 m
• Kleifarvatn, 9.0 km², >90 m (sensitive to climatic and geological change and was getting smaller - started recovering again in 2004)
• Breiðárlón, 8 km² ?
• Reyðarvatn, 8.3 km²
• Hítarvatn, 7.6 km², 24 m
• Miklavatn, 6.6 km², 23 m
• Árneslón, 6.5 km², 116 m[6]
• Sigríðarstaðavatn, 6.2 km²
• Laxárvatn, 6.0 km²
• Íshólsvatn, 5.2 km², 39 m
• Úlfljótsvatn, 60 m
• Langavatn, 5.1 km², 36 m
• Ánavatn, 4.9 km², 24 m
• Hagalón, 4.6 km², 116 m[7]
• Hlíðarvatn, 4.4 km², 21 m
• Arnarvatn hið stóra, 4.3 km²
• Þríhyrningsvatn, 4.3 km², 33 m
• Hvalvatn, 4.1 km², 160–180 m
• Másvatn, 4.0 km², 17 m
• Fjallsárlón, 4.0 km² ?
• Skjálftavatn, 4.0 km², 2.5 m
• Stífluvatn, 3.9 km², 23 m
• Fljótavatn, 3.9 km²
• Úlfsvatn, 3.9 km²
• Kálfborgarárvatn, 3.5 km²
• Langavatn, 3.5 km²
• Hraunhafnarvatn, 3.4 km², 3 m
• Haukadalsvatn, 3.3 km², 41 m
• Grænavatn, 3.3 km², 14 m
• Eskihlíðarvatn, 3.3 km², 5 m
• Ljósavatn, 3.2 km², 35 m
• Sandvatn, 3.0 km², 4 m
• Ölvesvatn, 2.8 km²
• Kýlingavötn (Kýlingar), 2.5-3.0 km² (actually two adjoining lakes that nearly form a single body of water)
• Sandvatn, 2.6 km²
• Kvíslavatn nyrðra, 2.6 km²
• Hraunsfjarðarvatn, 2.5 km², 80 m
• Stóra-Viðarvatn, 2.5 km², 20 m
• Oddastaðavatn, 2.5 km², 18 m
• Frostastaðavatn, 2.3 km², >6 m
• Laugarvatn, 2.1 km²
• Meðalfellsvatn, 2.0 km², 19 m
• Elliðavatn, 1.8 km², 7 m
• Hreðavatn, 1.1 km², 20 m
• Skyggnisvatn
• Hvítavatn
• Tjörnin

External links

• Vísindavefurinn (Icelandic source page)
• Veiði í vötnum (Icelandic source page)