Skorradalsvatn
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Skorradalsvatn is a lake in the west of Iceland. It is lying in a narrow valley between the Hvalfjörður and the valley Reykholtsdalur (see Reykholt). Its length is about 15 km.
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Around the lake, there are some higher mountains like for example Skarðsheiði. People are often surprised when they see the shores of the lake: There is a lot of smaller and bigger forests. They are due to a governmental program of reforestation. For consequence, the valley is looking a bit like some regions in the Alps, for example near Salzburg in Austria.
The lke is also a reservoir so that the level of the water surface has been lifted. But that was not very good for the fish in the lake, a lot of them died suddenly.
There are no villages on the shores, but a lot of weekend huts.
See also: Lakes of Iceland