List of rivers of Iceland explained

On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate.

South

• Hvítá
• Krossá
• Kúðafljót
• Markarfljót
• Mustafl
• Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow)
• Rangá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈrauŋkˌauː/
• Skaftá
• Skeiðará
• Skógá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː/
• Sog
• Þjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km)
• Tungnaá

West

• Fossá
• Hvítá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈkʰviːtˌauː/
• Kjarrá–Thervá
• Norðurá

Westfjords

• Dynjandi
• Kolbeinsá
• Staðará in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈstaːðarˌauː/

North

• Blanda
• Eyjafjarðará in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː/
• Eystri Jökulsá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː/
• Fnjóská in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈfnjouskˌauː/
• Glerá
• Héraðsvötn
• Hörgá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈhœrkˌauː/
• Jökulsá á Fjöllum
• Laxá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈlaksˌauː/
• Norðurá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː/
• Skjálfandafljót
• Vatnsdalsá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː/

East

• Hamarsá in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː/
• Hofsá
• Jökulsá á Dal
• Jökulsá í Fljótsdal in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥/
• Jökulsá í Lóni in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ/
• Lagarfljót in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt/
• Selfljót in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈsɛlˌfljouːt/

See also