Hvítá, Árnessýsla

Hvítá

Gullfoss waterfall

Öflusábrú, Selfoss

River course

Behind the Gullfoss the Hvítá flows on the border between the districts Biskupstungna and Hrunjamannahreppur then. Two major rivers flow into the Hvítá: Tungufljót and Brúará. After the Stóra - Laxá has also added to their water, the river contains twice the amount of water compared to the at Gullfoss.

He now flows over by the Icelandic lowlands in Grímsnes and on the mountain Ingólfsfjall. With the river Sog he joins the river Ölfusá that continues to flow through the town of Selfoss and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, the Ölfusá a wide estuary, a kind of lagoon forms.

In winter, the Hvítá can sometimes occur far beyond their banks and flood large areas.

Sports on the Hvítá

In places, rafting is operated on the Hvítá.

Hydropower projects

Gullfoss waterfall in the 20s was a power plant project in the discussion, which was not carried out.

In modern times, it has been considered to dam the Hvítá at the confluence with the Jökulkvísl like this yourself and there to install two power plants. These projects were not realized.