Laxá (Skagafjörður)

Laxá í Laxárdal
Laxá á Skaga
EtymologyLaxá is Icelandic for "Salmon river"
Location
CountryIceland
RegionSkagafjörður
Physical characteristics
SourceHryggjafjall mountain
  coordinates65°49′5.981″N 19°53′38.983″W / 65.81832806°N 19.89416194°W / 65.81832806; -19.89416194
MouthSævarlandsvík

The Laxá river in Laxárdalur valley, also called Laxá á Skaga (Laxá in Skagi) is a spring creek that runs through Laxárdalur in Skagafjörður, Iceland to the sea in Sævarlandsvík, north of Tindastóll mountain. The river originates at Hryggjafjall mountain by Staðarfjöll mountain. There is some salmon fishing in the river.