Blanda

The Blanda is a river in Iceland running from the southwest side of the Hofsjökull glacier into Húnaflói bay at Blönduós. The Blanda is among the longest rivers in the country with a length of circa 125 km and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km² [cite web| url=http://www.lmi.is/landmaelingar.nsf/pages/Landfraedilegarupplysingar.html |title=Landfræðilegar upplýsingar um Ísland |publisher=National Land Survey of Iceland |accessdate=2006-07-30] . Its source is calculated to lie at a height of 800 m. The river is one of the main salmon rivers in Iceland and has often yielded a catch of almost 3000 salmon in one summer. Before the river was dammed in 1990 the salmons spawning grounds reached almost to the foot of the glaciers. Blanda hydrolelectric power station uses the drop of the river to generate up to 150MW of power. [cite web| url=http://www.lv.is/EN/category.asp?catID=295 |title=Blanda Power Station |publisher=Landsvirkjun |accessdate=2006-07-30]

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