Urriðafoss waterfall

Urriðafoss is the last waterfall in the river Þjórsá about 1.5 km from highway one and beside a farm with the same name. It is the most voluminous waterfall in the country. Urriðafoss is not a high waterfall, only 6m high, but it is wide and because of this it can almost disappear in wintertime when the ice builds up, some times to 20m height causing the river flows over its banks.

The location of Urriðafoss waterfall on the south coast of Iceland

Latitude

63.9246142

Longitude

-20.6721927

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Many other waterfalls are in Þjórsá river and most of them higher than Urriðafoss but it is still the most voluminous.
Hestfoss
Búðafoss 7 m
Þjófafoss 11 m
Tröllkonuhlaup (Tröllkonufoss)
Gljúfurleitarfoss 28 m
Dynkur (Búðarhálsfoss) 38 m (both combined)
Hvanngiljafoss (Kjálkaversfoss) 7 m

Good cameras for Iceland

Sony A7R V

Sony A7s lll

Canon R6

Nikon Z6 lll

Destinations nearby

Seljavallalaug was the largest swimming pool in Iceland until 1936 at 25 meters (82-foot) long and 10 meters wide.Seljavallalaug was the largest swimming pool in Iceland until 1936 at 25 meters (82-foot) long and 10 meters wide.