Waterfalls - Fossar in west Iceland
from Reykjavķk to Hrśtafjöršur
I have always been a bit fascinated by waterfalls, called fossar in icelandic. And therefore some names ends with foss/fossar
in icelandic, names ending with į means rivers and ending with lękur means small river.
Here are pictures of waterfalls I have taken through the years in Iceland.
There are now three files West from Reykjavķk to Hrśtafjöršur, North from Hrśtafjöršur to Seyšisfjöršur and
South from Mjóifjöršur to Reykjanes.
Rivers are ordered clockwise from Reykjavik. And ordered by where they enter sea or other rivers, inorder traversal.
Information provided here as is, without any warranty. Please let me know if you notice any errors.
Number of icelandic rivers/į: 347
Number of icelandic waterfalls/fossar: 471
Remaining waterfalls (I know off): 490
Photographs here are copyrighted, and can only be used for non-profit if author or origin is mentioned
like - ©Kristjįn Hreinsson or - ©flakkari.net.
Ellišaįr
Origin when Dimma and Bugša joins. Flows into Ellišaįrvog and Kollafjörš.
Dimma origin in Ellišaįrvatn lake. Salmon river in Reykjavik city.
Number of waterfalls here: 8
Arnarfoss
Breišholtsfoss
Bridges over Ellišaįr. Oldest one east and west from 1883 turn between the bridges.
Rebuilt in 1919-20 and third bridge added with no turn between bridges.
Still rebuilt in 1941.
Bridge at Įrtśnsbrekka built with 4 lanes in 1969-71 and extended to 6 lanes in 1996.
Bridge over Ellišaįr at Įrbęr from 1908-09, Vatnsveitubrś, now walking bridge
Bridge over Ellišaįr at Höfšabakka from 1981
Bridge over Ellišaįr at Breišholtsbraut from 1993
Bridge over Ellišaįr between dam at Ellišaįrvatn and bridge at Breišholtsbraut
Bśrfoss
Bśrfoss walking bridge
Dams for Electric station built in 1921.
Dam at Įrbęr first part from 1920 and finished in 1929.
Dam at Ellišaįrvatn built in 1924-28, rebuilt in 1977-8.
Fish counter
Kermóafoss / Skorarhylsfoss
Kermóafoss walking bridge
Selįsfoss
Sjįvarfoss
Skįfossar
Ullarfoss
Ullarfoss efri
Walking bridge at Breišholtsbraut
Walking bridge at thermal tube, built from 1939-43, destroyed in 2022
Walking bridge over eastern part
Walking bridge over western part
Walking bridge over Ellišaįrvog from 2013, 36 m long.
Walking bridge from 2016, eastern part 23 m steel, and western part 12 m tree.
Žrepin
Seljadalsį
Origin in Leirdal and Seljadal. Flows into Hafravatn. 10,5 km long.
Ślfarsį / Korpa / Korpślfsstašaį
Origin in Hafravatn and Ślfarsfell. Flows into Blikastašakró in Leiruvog.
Boundary between Reykjavik and Mosfellsbęr.
Króarfoss
Varmį
Origin in Bjarnarvatn. Flows into Kaldakvķsl in Leiruvog. 7 km long.
Old bridge at Brśarland from 1910. Stone bridge at Įlafoss from 1912.
Įlafoss
Bridge at Tunguvegur
Bridge walking
Waterfalls in Hśsadalur
Sušurį
Origin in Helgadal and Grķmansfell. Flows into Kaldakvķsl.
Gemlingagil waterfall
Nóngilsfoss
Torfdalsfoss
Kaldakvķsl
Origin in Leirdalur. Flows into Leiruvog. 12 km long.
Number of waterfalls here: 4
Bridge from 1912, 19 m long
Bridge at Gljśfrastein from 1929, new one from 1973, 15 m long
Bridge at Vesturlandsvegur, originally from 1942, 65 m long, with double lanes from 1972
Bridge in Leirvogstunga from 2014.
Bridge walking
Bridge walking south of Bringur
Helgufoss - 10 m high
Litli fossinn / waterfall above Helgufoss
Tungufoss
Waterfalls in Kaldakvķsl
Waterfalls flowing into Kaldakvķsl
Leirvogsį
Origin in Leirvogsvatn. Flows into Leiruvog.
Boundary between Mosfellsbęr and Kjalarnes.
Bridge at Mosfellsheiši from 1973, 12 m long. Older bridge from 1929.
Bridge at Vesturlandsvegur from 1972, 20 m long
Tröllafoss
Stardalsį
Origin in Skįlafell. Flows into Leirvogsį
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Waterfall flowing into Stardalsį
Skaršsį
Origin in Svķnaskarš. Flows into Leirvogsį
Waterfall in Skįnardalur, flows into Skaršsį
Grafarlękur
Origin in Esja. Flows into Leirvogsį
Mķgandi
Mógilsį
Origin in Esja. Flows into Kollafjörš
Blikdalsį
Origin in Blikdal. Flows into Hvalfjörš
Number of waterfalls here: 5
Dyrafoss
Mannskašafoss
Selgilsfoss - flows into Blikdalsį
Skollabrekkufoss
Waterfalls
Skorį
Origin in Eyrarfjall. Flows into Laxįrvog.
Skorįrfoss
Laxį Kjós
Origin in Stķflisdalavatni. Flows into Laxįrvog. 25 km long.
First bridge in 1932.
Kvķslarfoss
Laxfoss
Sjįvarfoss
Žórufoss - 18 m high
Fossį Fossįrdal
Origin in Hornafell. Flows into Hvalfjörš.
First bridge in 1932.
Number of waterfalls here: 5
Fosslįgarfoss
Mķgandifoss
Sjįvarfoss
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2 - just above Fosslįgarfoss
Hjaltadalsį
Origin in Žrįndarstašafjall. Flows into Fossį
Folaldafoss
Brynjudalsį
Origin in Sandvatn. Flows into Brynjudalsvog.
First bridge in 1932.
Skorhagafoss / Brynjudalsfoss / Bįršarfoss
Žrįndarstašafossar
Hvalskaršsį
Origin in Mišsśla. Flows into Botnsį.
Bridge
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Waterfall 3
Botnsį
Origin in Hvalvatn. Flows into Botnsvog Hvalfjörš.
Bridge from 1932, 22 m long. Repaired in 1985.
Breišifoss
Glymur and Stóragil canyon - 198 m high
Selfjall
Origin in Selfjall. Flows into Botnsį.
Waterfall
Brunnį
Origin in Brunnįrtjörn. Flows into Hvalfjörš.
Paradķsarfoss
Blįskeggsį
Origin in Botnsheiši. Flows by Žyrill into Hvalfjöršur at Bjarteyjarsandur.
Bridge from 1907, 7 m long, used until 1951. Renovated in 2009
Kśhallarį
Origin in Hęšir. Flows into Glammastašavatn, which flows through Selį into Eyrarvatn.
Laxį Svķnadal
Origin in Eyrarvatn. Flows into Blautós in Leirįrvog / Grunnafjörš.
Bridges
Eyrarfoss - 10 m high
Dragį
Origin in Geldingadragi. Flows into Skorradalsvatn. Skorradalsvatn flows into Hvķtį.
Kerlingafoss
Hellulękur
Origin in Botnsheiši. Flows into Fitjaį.
Waterfall
Fitjaį
Origin in Eirķksvatn. Flows into Skorradalsvatn. Skorradalsvatn flows into Hvķtį.
Number of waterfalls here: 11
Bakkakotsgil Bakkakotsfoss
Fįlkagil waterfall
Hvķtserkur
Keilufoss
Kjśkufoss
Kvķafoss
Stekkjarfoss
Torfdalsfoss
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Waterfall 3
Tunguį
Origin in Kvķgindisfell. Flows into Grķmsį. 20 km long.
Englandsfoss
Gilstreymisfossar
Grķmsį
Origin in Reyšarvatn. Flows into Hvķtį. 42 km long.
Number of waterfalls here: 8
Hrķsbrekknafoss Nr.4
Jötnabrśarfoss Nr.3
Kįlfsgilsfoss Nr.9
Kerlingafoss / Systkinafoss Nr.8
Kleppafoss Nr.6
Lambafoss / Kleppagilsfoss Nr.5
Laxfoss
Privat road to waterfall at Grķmsį fishing hut
Selmżrafoss / Brennuselsfoss Nr.7
Tröllafoss Nr.2 at Fossatśn
Lambį
Origin in Fanntófell. Flows into Grķmsį.
Žverlękur
Origin in Sandvatn. Flows into Raušsgilsį
Raušsgilsį
Origin in Oköxl. Flows into Reykjadalsį.
Number of waterfalls here: 5
Bęjarfoss
Einiberjafoss
Laxfoss - 18 m high
Ólafsfoss
Tröllafoss
Reykjadalsį
Origin in Žórólfsfell Ok. Flows into Hvķtį.
Augastašir waterfall
Bęjargil waterfall
Giljafoss
Valagil waterfall
Bęjargilsį
Origin in Ok. Flows into Kaldį.
Bęjargilsfoss
Kaldį
Origin in Teitsgilshęš. Flows into Hvķtį
Stuttį
Origin in Stuttįrbotnar Hśsafelli. Flows into Kišį
Kišį
Origin in Kišįrbotnar Hśsafelli. Flows into Hvķtį
Kišį hydropower station, Kišį 1 from 1978, Kišį II from 2004
Walking bridge
Waterfall at Kišį II, upper and lower
Lambį
Origin in Lambįrdrög. Flows into Geitį.
Lambįrfoss
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Geitį
Origin in Geitlandsjökull. Flows into Hvķtį
Geitlandsjökull waterfall in Žjófakrók
Geitįrfoss
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Hvķtį
Origin at Eirķksjökull. Flows into Borgarfjöršur. 117 km long glacier river.
Number of waterfalls here: 4
Barnafossar
Bridge walking between Barnafoss and Hraunfossar, first built 1891, rebuilt in 1954
Bridge at Borgarnes, Borgarfjaršarbrś, from 1979, 520 m long
Bridge at Ferjukot, Hvķtįrbrś, from 1928, 106 m long
Bridge at Kljįfoss, road.50, older one from 1883
Bridge at Tunga
Hraunfossar
Hundavašsfoss
Kljįfoss
Noršlingafljót
Origin in Efri Fljótadrögum in Arnarvatnsheiši. Flows into Hvķtį. 66 km long
Waterfall at Krókur
Litlafljót
Origin in Žorvaldsvatn. Flows into Hvķtį.
Hlašnifoss
Litla-Žverį
Origin in Žverįrvatn Arnarvatnsheiši. Joins Örnólfsdalsį into Žverį. Žverį flows into Hvķtį
Kambafoss
Noršurį
Origin in Holtavöršuheiši. Flows into Hvķtį. 61 km long.
Bridges at Sveinatunga and Fornahvamm from 1931.
Bridge at road 50/Varmaland from 1911.
Bridge at Krók, Grjóthįls, 51 m long.
Glanni
Kattarhryggur bridge and waterfall, bridge from 1931
Laxfoss
Mišdalsį
Origin in Mišdalur. Flows into Bjarnadalsį.
Bridge at Mišdalsgil
Mišdalsfoss
Bjarnadalsį
Origin in Fossaskörš at Baula. Flows into Noršurį.
Bjarnafoss
Kišį
Origin in Hrešavatnssel. Flows into Hrešavatn. Hrešavatn flows into Noršurį
Kišįrfoss
Efrifoss
Gljśfurį
Origin in Fljót. Flows into Noršurį
Bridge at road nr.1, from 1962, 63 m long. Old bridge from 1908, 13 m long
Klaufhamarfoss
Langį
Origin in Langavatn. Flows into Borgarfjöršur. 36 km long.
Bridge, old one
Sjįvarfoss
Skuggafoss
Hķtarį
Origin in Hķtarvatn. Flows into Akraós.
Bridge. Old one's foundation from 1905, upper part from 2008
Brśarfoss
Fossį Dżjadal
Origin in Bakkamśli. Flows into Oddastašavatn. Oddastašavatn flows into Haffjaršarį.
Hįifoss
Sįtudalsį / Flatnaį
Origin in Sįta and Mįvavötn. Flows into Haffjaršarį.
Raušamelsölkelda waterfall
Rjśkandi
Waterfall near Rjśkandi
Selį / Laxį
Origin in Ljósufjöll. Flows into Kleifį.
Hrafnafoss
Privat road to waterfall
Kleifį
Origin in Sandfell. Flows into Straumfjaršarį.
Hamarfoss
Privat road to waterfall
Žvergilsį
Origin in Hęrribotnar. Flows into Kaldakvķsl.
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Kaldakvķsl
Origin in Kerlingarfjall. Flows into Straumfjaršarį.
Number of waterfalls here: 5
Kvķslarfossar
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Waterfall 3
Waterfall 4
Straumfjaršarį
Origin in Baulįrvallavatn. Flows into Löngufjörur.
Rjśkandi
Vatnsholtsį / Lżsuį
Origin in Lżsutjörn. Flows into Faxaflói.
Lżsuskaršsfoss
Hraunhafnarį
Origin in Męlifell. Flows into Bśšaós.
Bjarnarfoss
Bśšaós
Origin in Męlifell. Flows into Bśšaós.
Fróšarheiši waterfall below Męlifell
Kįlfį and Mįgįlsfoss
Hamraendalękur
Origin in Hamraendafjall. Flows into Breišavķk.
Waterfall
Sleggjubeinaį in Raušfeldsgjį
Origin in Botnsfjall. Flows into Breišavķk.
Grķsafossį
Origin in Botnsfjöll. Flows off Sölvahamar, into Breišavķk.
Waterfall
Móšulękur
Origin in Bįršarkista. Flows into Skaršsvķk.
Klukkufoss
Hólmkelsį
Origin in Snęfellsjökull. Flows into Breišafjörš.
Kerlingarfoss
Snekkjufoss
Svöšufoss
Hvalsį
Origin in Hrói. Flows into Breišafjörš.
Bęjarfoss
Fossį outside Ólafsvķk
Origin in Hrói. Flows into Gamlavķk.
Bolafoss
Sjįvarfoss
Fróšį
Origin in Kambsheiši. Flows into Gamlavķk.
Kįlfį
Origin in Kaldnasi. Flows into Vallavķk.
Mįvahlķšarfoss
Hólalękur
Origin in Kaldnasi. Flows into Lįrvašall.
Waterfall
Kirkjufellsį
Origin in Žröskuldadal Helgrindur. Flows into Grundarfjörš.
Bridge at Kirkjufellsį
Kirkjufellsfossar
Kvernį
Origin in Egilsskarš Helgrindur. Flows into Grundarfjörš.
Grundarį
Origin in Hvķtihnśkur. Flows into Grundarfjörš.
Grundarfoss
Fossį Vatnaheiši
Origin in Hafrafell. Flows into Selvallavatn.
Waterfall
Svelgsį
Origin in Hreggnasi. Flows into Įlftafjörš.
Tröllkonufoss
Örlygsstašaį
Origin in Ljósufjöll. Flows into Įlftafjörš.
Örlygsstašafoss
Setbergsį
Origin in Sįta. Flows into Įlftafjörš.
Illifoss
Valshamarsį
Origin in Sįtuhnśkur. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Svķnafossį
Origin in Heydalur. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Svķnafoss
Tröllkonufoss
Laxį Skógarströnd
Origin in Raušamelsheiši. Flows into Įrnhśsavog Hvammsfirši.
Lambhagafoss
Privat road to waterfall
Blankur
Origin in Hólmlįtursvötn. Flows into Įrnhśsavog Hvammsfirši.
Waterfall at Fossklett
Dunkį
Origin in Dunkįrdal. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Skraumį
Origin in Smjörhnśkar. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Sušurį
Origin in Sušurįrdalur. Joins Austurį. They joins Mišį which flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Dragagilsfoss
Haukadalsį
Origin in Jörfamśli. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Hamragil waterfall
Réttarfoss
Skįlargil waterfall
Laxį Laxįrdal
Origin in Laxįrdal. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Arnargil
Fįskrśš
Origin in Gaflfellsheiši. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Katlafossar
Glerį
Origin in Snjófannaįs. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Glerįrfoss
Svķnadalsį
Origin in Svķnadal. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Drķfandagil waterfall
Hellnagil waterfall
Helluį
Origin in Helludal. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Kjarlaksstašaį
Origin when Flekkudalsį and Tunguį joins. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Heyį
Origin in Heyįrvötn Rjśpnafelli. Flows into Hvammsfjörš.
Ljósifoss
Ballarį
Origin in Ballarįrfjall. Flows into Breišafjörš.
Waterfall
Krossį
Origin when Villingadalsį and Krossdalsį joins. Flows into Breišafjörš.
Įrfoss
Bśšardalsį
Origin in Skeggöxl. Flows into Breišafjörš.
Sundafoss
Tindagil waterfall
Ólafsdalsį
Origin in Hvolsfjall. Flows into Gilsfjörš.
Waterfall
Mjóafjaršarį
Origin in Žingmannaheiši Glįma. Flows into Mjóafjörš.
Waterfall
Žingmannaį
Origin in Žingmannaheiši Glįma. Flows into Vatnsfjöršur.
Vatnsdalsfoss
Waterfall
Fossį Fossfjöršur
Origin in Mišvöršuheiši. Flows into Fossfjöršur.
Foss
Dynjandiį
Origin in Glįma. Flows into Dynjandisvog Arnarfirši.
Bęjarfoss / Sjįvarfoss
Dynjandi / Fjallfoss / Hęstahjallafoss - 99 m high
Göngumannafoss
Strokkur / Śšafoss / Strompgljśfrafoss
Bunuį
Origin in Kistufell. Flows into Tunguį.
Waterfall
Mjóifjöršur
Origin in Mjóifjöršur. Flows into Ķsafjaršardjśp.
Morilla
Origin in Drangajökull. Flows into Kaldalón.
Waterfall
Hvalį
Origin in Ófeigsfjaršarheiši. Flows into Ófeigsfjörš.
Number of waterfalls here: 5
Drynjandi / Gljśfrabśi
Hvalįrfoss
Walking bridge
Waterfall 1
Waterfall 2
Waterfall 3
Hśsį
Origin in Tagl. Flows into Ófeigsfjörš.
Hśsįrfoss / Blęja
Sżrį
Origin in Tafla. Flows into Ófeigsfjörš.
Waterfall
Seljį
Origin in Nónfjall. Flows into Ingólfsfjörš.
Waterfall
Melį
Origin in Haugsfjall. Flows into Trékyllisvķk.
Óvešursį
Origin in Bśrfellsvatn. Flows into Reykjarfjörš.
Óvešursfoss
Kjósarį
Origin in Bśrfellshęšir. Flows into Reykjarfjörš.
Djśpavķkurį
Origin in Pottfjall. Flows into Reykjarfjörš.
Eišrofi / Djśpavķkurfoss
Bęjarį
Origin in Strżta. Flows into Veišileysufjörš.
Waterfall
Seljį
Origin in Lambatindur. Flows into Veišileysufjörš.
Fossį Asparvķk
Origin in Dimmudalir. Flows into Hśnaflói.
Brśarį
Origin in Brśarvatn. Flows into Hśnaflói.
Hallardalsį
Origin in Hallardalur. Flows into Bjarnarfjörš.
Gošafoss - over 20m high
Žverį
Origin in Efra-Žverįrvatn. Flows into Bjarnarfjaršarį.
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