Sigöldulón
Sigöldulón, volcano Hekla in the background
Location of Sigöldulón in Iceland.
Location of Sigöldulón in Iceland.
Sigöldulón
Coordinates64°9′8″N 19°3′19″W / 64.15222°N 19.05528°W / 64.15222; -19.05528
Lake typereservoir
Primary inflowsTungnaá
Primary outflowsTungnaá
Basin countriesIceland
Surface area14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Water volume195 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.

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