Úlfljótsvatn (, ''Úlfljótr's Lake'') is a lake in southern

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, to the south of lake

Þingvallavatn Þingvallavatn (, ), anglicised as Thingvallavatn, is a rift valley lake in southwestern Iceland. With a surface of 84 km2 it is the largest natural lake in Iceland. Its greatest depth is 114 m. At the northern shore of the lake, at Þingvellir ( ...

, 74km east of

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. Úlfljótsvatn is named after

Úlfljótr Úlfljótr (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) brought law to Iceland and is regarded by some as Iceland's first ''lawspeaker''. In around 927–930 AD Úlfljótr was sent to Norway by a group of chieftains to study law and culture and bring back to ...

, an important man who was involved in the

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(Icelandic Parliament) in 930. In the vicinity, the Icelanders have many summer cottages.

Geography

The lake has an area of 3.6 km² and is situated at an altitude of 80 m. At the deepest point, Úlfljótsvatn is about 34.5 meters deep. The lake has a water area of 3.6 km² and is located directly south of the larger lake

on the

Sog river Sog (; more commonly Sogið ) is a river in Iceland. It runs from the lake Þingvallavatn for to its confluence with the river Hvítá, forming the river Ölfusá which then runs for another 25 km into the Atlantic Ocean. Its average disc ...

, which continues to Álftavatn. The lake in the warm season attracts anglers.

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and lake char can be found in the waters of the lake.

History

Orkuveita Reykjavíkur bought the rights in 1929-1933 to generate electricity in the upper run of the Sog. In 1937, the Ljósafoss power station was then built, increasing the water level by about 1 metre. The Icelandic Scout and Guides Association has had its national scout centre by the lake since 1940. It hosted the World Scout Moot there in 2017.

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