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Vatnsfell Reservoir

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Water typeReservoir
Area0.6 km²
Storage3 GL
Related damVatnsfellsstífla
Power plantVatnsfellsstöð
OperatorLandsvirkjun

Vatnsfell Reservoir is a small reservoir beside Vatnsfell Power Station in Iceland's central Highlands. It receives water from Lake Thorisvatn through the Vatnsfell diversion before the water is used for power generation.

The reservoir covers approximately 0.6 square kilometres and provides about 3 GL of storage. Water continues downstream into Krokslon after passing through the power station.

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Vatnsfellslón

Vatnsfellslón er hluti af fjölbreyttu vatnakerfi Íslands. Hér má finna upplýsingar um staðsetningu, tengd vatnsföll, stíflur og virkjanir þar sem við á.