This j�kulhlaup originated
from the marginal ice-dammed lakeGr�nal�n,
situated west of Skeidar�j�kull. J�kulhlaups
from lakeGr�nal�n
flow beside and beneath the western margin of the glacier, a distance of ca. 18
km to the outwash plain of Skeidar�sandur. 26 july the j�kulhlaup
flowed over fertile land, the next day icebergs reached Skeidar�rsandur,
28 july the telephoneline
was swept away and on 29 july all area between rivers
S�la and Blautakv�sl was
covered with water. On
August 1 thej�kulhlauphaddiminshed.
Damage
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26 july
the j�kulhlaup flowed over fertile land, the next day
icebergs reached Skeidar�rsandur, 28 july the telephoneline was swept
away and on 29 july all area between rivers S�la and Blautakv�sl was covered
with water.