Sæmundará
| Sæmundará Staðará, Sæmundarlækur | |
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 Sæmundará as seen from Sæmundarhlið slope, east over Langholt | |
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| Etymology | Sæmundur's River |
| Location | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Skagafjörður |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Miklavatn |
• coordinates | 65°41′09″N 19°34′25″W / 65.6858°N 19.5736°W |
| Basin features | |
| Cities | Langholt, Reynistaður |
The Sæmundará river is a spring creek on the western side of Skagafjörður, Iceland. It originates in Vatnsskarð pass, in Vatnshlíðarvatn lake and Valadalur dalur,[1] curving to the north as it descends from the mountain pass, and running along the full length of Sæmundarhlíð (Sæmundur slope). At the end of Langholt, it turns east and runs along the hay field in Reynistaður, then curves northward again before finally ending in Miklavatn.[2] After the bend in the river, it is generally called the Staðará river, named after Reynistaður.[3] The Landnámabók refers to it as Sæmundarlækur.[4]
The river is excellent for fishing, and people fish there for both salmon and char.[5] The river's water level is usually rather low.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sæmundará – Iceland Road Guide". Iceland Road Guide (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Sæmundará - NAT ferðavísir". is.nat.is (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Reynistaður - NAT ferðavísir". is.nat.is (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Archived from the original on 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Byggðasaga Skagafjarðar – II. bindi: um Staðarhrepp og Seyluhrepp". Forlagið bókabúð (in Icelandic). 2001-10-05. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Sæmundará - Veiðiheimar". veidiheimar.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-09-04.