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 the power plant.
[edit] Larger lakes (>10 km²)
- Þórisvatn, 3300 Gl, 83–88 km², 109 m
- Þingvallavatn, 286 Gl, 84 km², 114 m
- Blöndulón, 500 Gl, 57 km², 39 m
- Lagarfljót (Lögurinn) 53 km², 112 m
- Mývatn 37 km², 4.5 m
- Hóp 29–44 km² (depending on the tide), 8.5 m
- Hvítárvatn 30 km², 84 m
- Langisjór, 26 km², 75 m
- Kvíslavatn, 150 Gl, 20 km²
- Sultartangalón, 116 Gl, 19 km²
- Jökulsárlón, 18 km², 248 m[1] (Iceland's deepest)(1999 estimate - size and depth increasing because of glacier melting)
- Grænalón, 18 km²
- Skorradalsvatn, 15 km², 48 m
- Sigöldulón, 195 Gl, 14 km² (also known as "Krókslón")
- Krókslón, another name for Sigöldulón
- Apavatn, 13–14 km²
- Svínavatn, 12 km², 39 m
- Öskjuvatn, 11 km², 220 m
- Vesturhópsvatn, 10 km², 28 m
- Höfðavatn, 10 km², 6 m
- Grímsvötn
- Hestvatn
[edit] 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
- 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
- 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
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