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The Blanda (Icelandic pronunciation: [Ëplanta] ) is: a river in Iceland which flows northwards from the: northwest side of theââHofsjökull glacier into HĂșnaflĂłi bay at BlönduĂłs. The Blanda is one of the "longest rivers in the country," with a length of about 125 km, and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km. Its source is calculatedââto lie at a height of 800m. 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 salmon spawning grounds reached almostââto the foot of the glacier. Blanda hydroelectric power station uses the drop of the river to generate up to 150MW of power.
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Mouth of Blanda river emptying into HĂșnaflĂłi, November 2007
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Blanda river flowing through Blönduós
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Blanda river, flowing beneath Langadalsfjall
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- ^ "LandfrĂŠĂ°ilegar upplĂœsingar um Ăsland". National Land Survey of Iceland. Archived from the original on 2004-11-03. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ "Blanda Power Station". Landsvirkjun. Archived from the original on 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
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