The waterfalls Nýjifoss or Leynifoss in the Highlands of Iceland

The river Farið comes from the Lake Hagavatn and it hosts the waterfalls Nýifoss / Leynifoss. The water in Hagavatn comes from a melting Glacier Water from Langjökull Glacier We can say that the waterfall Nýifoss “New Waterfall” is rather new. It also have another name Leynifoss or “the Confidential Waterfall”. The waterfall was formed in 1939 when the lake Hagavatn decreased substantially due to the glacial flood coming from under the glacier Langjokull. The Eastern side opened up a new outlet and the water started to pour down over the rocks and made a canyon which the waterfalls are located in. Nýifoss/Leynifoss is probably not the most beautiful waterfall in Iceland but it is rather interesting as it is located in a sandy gray landscape. It’s also interesting because it falls directly from the glacial lake Hagavatn, no stream or river, just waterfall directly from a lake. The whole surrounding is like being in a desert or on the planet Mars but with a lot more water. As this waterfall is glacial water it is colored with mud, clay, dirt and all kinds of soil that the melting ice carries from under the glacier so you will see this brownish color. The waterfall is situated up in the highlands so there are not many people who know of its existence and because of the bad road you have to drive to reach up there, it is not much visited but it’s worth it.