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Lagarfoss is a waterfall on the Lagarfljót river in East Iceland.
It is 10 m high and 60 m wide; over a stretch of 500 metres the water flows more like a rapid, descending 10 m downstream. The Lagarfoss hydroelectric power station (Lagarfossvirkjun) was built here in 1974 with an initial installed capacity of 8 MW to supply local energy. Because the water was diverted into the power station before reaching the waterfall, the falls often disappeared. The plant was expanded by 20 MW in 2007, and since the Kárahnjúkar power station came into operation that same year, additional water from the Jökulsá á Brú flows into the Lagarfljót, making the waterfall visible more frequently.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lagarfoss is in East Iceland at 65.5030°N, 14.3635°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Lagarfoss weather and conditions
At Lagarfoss in East Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 17:30 (Iceland time): 10°C (feels like 6°C), mostly clear, wind 5 m/s gusting to 9 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 59 m (sunrise 05:29, sunset 20:28). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 17:30· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Icelandic WikipediaEncyclopedic description · CC BY-SA 4.0
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
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