On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate.

Contents

• South
• West
• Westfjords
• North
• East
• See also

South

• Hvítá
• Krossá
• Kúðafljót
• Markarfljót
• Mustafl
• Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow)
• Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
• Skaftá
• Skeiðará
• Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
• Sog
• Þjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km)
• Tungnaá

West

• Fossá
• Hvítá [ˈkʰviːtˌauː]
• Kjarrá–Thervá
• Norðurá

Westfjords

• Dynjandi
• Kolbeinsá
• Staðará [ˈstaːðarˌauː]

North

• Blanda
• Eyjafjarðará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
• Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
• Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
• Glerá
• Grafará
• Gönguskarðsá
• Heiðará
• Héraðsvötn
• Hjaltadalsá
• Hofsá (Skagafjörður)
• Hofsá (Vesturdalur)
• Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː]
• Jökulsá á Fjöllum
• Kolka (Kolbeinsdalsá)
• Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː]
• Norðurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
• Sauðá
• Skjálfandafljót
• Svartá
• Sæmundará
• Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]

East

• Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
• Hofsá
• Jökulsá á Dal
• Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauːiˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
• Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauːiˈlouːnɪ]
• Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
• Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]

See also

• Icelandportal