Sigöldulón Explained

Sigöldulón
Lake Type:reservoir
Inflow:Tungnaá
Outflow:Tungnaá
Basin Countries:Iceland
Area:14km2
Volume:195hm3
Pushpin Map:Iceland
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Sigöldulón in Iceland.

The lake Sigöldulón (pronounced as /is/) is a reservoir in Iceland, also known as Krókslón in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈkʰrouksˌlouːn/. Situated in the south of the country, not far from Landmannalaugar, it is one of the country's 20 largest lakes at 14 km2.

Both the lake and the nearby power station (Sigölduvirkjun in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈsɪːɣˌœltʏˌvɪr̥cʏn/) take their names from a tuff ridge at about 600 m above sea level where the river Tungnaá once passed through a canyon. Its waters now flow in tubes into the power station, constructed between 1973 and 1977.

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