Sigöldulón

Sigöldulón
Sigöldulón, volcano Hekla in the background
Sigöldulón
Coordinates	64°9′8″N 19°3′19″W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Tungnaá
Primary outflows	Tungnaá
Basin countries	Iceland
Surface area	14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Water volume	195 hm3 (158,000 acre⋅ft)

The lake Sigöldulón (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪːɣˌœltʏˌlouːn] ^ⓘ) is a reservoir in Iceland, also known as Krókslón [ˈkʰrouksˌlouːn]. Situated in the south of the country, not far from Landmannalaugar, it is one of the country's 20 largest lakes at 14 km².

Both the lake and the nearby power station (Sigölduvirkjun [ˈsɪːɣˌœltʏˌvɪr̥cʏn]) take their names from a tuff ridge at about 600 m above sea level where the river Tungnaá once passed through a canyon. Its waters now flow in tubes into the power station, constructed between 1973 and 1977.

See also

• List of lakes of Iceland
• List of rivers of Iceland