List of rivers of Iceland

On an island like Iceland, no rivers are very long. None of the rivers are important as a navigation means due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate. The most important rivers are:

South Iceland Hvítá Krossá (Markarfljót)|Krossá Kúðafljót Markarfljót Múlakvísl Ölfusá (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river) Rangá Skeiðará Sog Þjórsá (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km) Tungnaá

West Iceland

• Hvítá (Borgarfjörður)
• Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)
• Fossá

Westfjords

• Dynjandi
• Staðará (Steingrímsfirði)

North Iceland

• Blanda
• Eyjafjarðará
• Eystri Jökulsá
• Fnjóská
• Glerá
• Héraðsvötn
• Hörgá
• Jökulsá á Fjöllum
• Laxá
• Norðurá (Skagafjarðarsýsla)
• Skjálfandafljót
• Vatnsdalur

East Iceland

• Lagarfljót
• Jökulsá á Dal
• Jökulsá í Fljótsdal