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In Tungufljó
t river is the beautiful waterfall Faxi.
Tungufljót is a typical spring-fed river, clear water, different from the nearby Hvítá, which is glacial-fed river, i.e. coming from under a glacier, Langjökull glacier in that case.
Faxi is several meters high, so salmon could not swim upwards. Therefore the owners of this waterfall built so-called “salmon steps” beside the waterfall in order to let the fish swim further up the river and expand the spawning area. Salmon rivers are very valuable and that is why the owners try to make the most of it like making the salmon steps at Faxi.
Location.
In the Golden Circle on road no. 35, between Geysir (11 km / 6,9 mi) Reykholt (9 km / 5,6 mi)
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