Jökulsá á Fjöllum

Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Jökulsá á Fjöllum downstream from Dettifoss
Location
CountryIceland
Physical characteristics
SourceVatnajökull
  locationCentral Iceland
Length206 km (128 mi) approx.
Basin size7,380 km2 (2,850 sq mi) approx.
Discharge 
  average183 m3/s (6,500 cu ft/s) approx.

Jökulsá á Fjöllum (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː auː ˈfjœtlʏm] ; "glacial river in the mountains") is the second longest river in Iceland (206 km). Its source is the Vatnajökull glacier. It flows into the Greenland Sea. Jökulsá á Fjöllum streams over the waterfalls Selfoss, Dettifoss, Hafragilsfoss, and Réttarfoss, the second of which is the most powerful waterfall in Europe.

The source of the river is in the Vatnajökull National Park, one of three national parks in Iceland. The river is located in the northeast of Iceland and forms the eastern boundary of Ódáðahraun, an extensive lava field. Its drainage basin is the largest in Iceland at 7,380 square kilometers.