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The Tungnaá () is a river in the southern Landsvirkjun – Sultartangi
The Tungnaá () is a river in the southern Highlands of Iceland
The Highland (Icelandic language, Icelandic: ''Hálendið)'' or The Central Highland is an area that comprises much of the interior land of Iceland. The Highland is situated above and is mostly uninhabitable. The soil is primarily volcanic as ...
. It flows from the western edge of Vatnajökull
Vatnajökull ( Icelandic pronunciation: , literally "Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island i ...
to the reservoir Sultartangalón, where it joins the Þjórsá
Þjórsá () is Iceland's longest river at . It is in the south of the island.
Þjórsá is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland. Further downstream, a ...
. The river has been used extensively for hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
, with power stations at Vatnsfell, Sigalda, Hrauneyjafoss, and Sultartangi.See also
*List of rivers of Iceland
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
* HvÃtá
* Krossá
* Kúðaflj ...
References
Rivers of Iceland {{Iceland-river-stub