The most important lakes in the Faroe Islands are Leitisvatn on Vágar, Fjallavatn also on Vágar, Sandsvatn on Sandoy, Lake Eiði on Eysturoy and Lake Toftir on Eysturoy. There are many other smaller lakes across the whole country, most of them used for leisure fishing. Some of the lakes are also used for electricity production, and especially Lake Eiði near Eiði and the water systems around Vestmanna are important in this context. Also in Strond on Borðoy and at Botnur in Suðuroy there are important power-plants.
The 10 largest lakes in the Faroe Islands (natural sizes)
1. Sørvágsvatn, Vágar, 3.57 km² (This lake has two names, the other name is Leitisvatn)
2. Fjallavatn, Vágar, 1.03 km²
3. Sandsvatn, Sandoy, 0.82 km²
4. Lake Toftir (Toftavatn), Eysturoy, 0.51 km²
5. Lake Eiði (Eiðisvatn), Eysturoy, 0.47 km² (0.47 is the natural size of the lake before SEV made a dam there for their hydro-power plant; now the lake is 1.14)
6. Lake Leynar (Leynavatn), Streymoy, 0.18 km²
7. Kirkjuvatn, Suðuroy, 0.17 km²
8. Stóravatn, Sandoy 0.15 km²
9. Vatnsnes, Suðuroy, 0.15 km²
10. Gróthúsvatn, Sandoy, 0.14 km²
List of lakes in the Faroe Islands
Lakes referred to on the islands of Suðuroy, Sandoy, Vágoy, Nólsoy, Eysturoy, Streymoy and Hestur:
Pollur in Saksun
Saksunarvatn
Sandsvatn on Sandoy, 0.82 km²
Norðbergsvatn, between Hvalba and Norðbergseiði in Suðuroy
Heygsvatn, between Hvalbiareiði and Hvalba in Suðuroy
Vatnið í Hvannhaga (The Lake in Hvannhagi) in Suðuroy
Vágsvatn in Suðuroy.
Hamravatn
Rættarvatn
Bláfossvatn
Nykarvatn, near Øravík in Suðuroy
Mjáuvøtn
Hviltavatn
Kirkjuvatn near Fámjin in Suðuroy, 0.17 km²
Vatnið við Vágseiði (Lake near Vágseiði)
Tindarlíðarvatn in Suðuroy
Miðvatn in Suðuroy
Ryskivatn in Suðuroy
Bessavatn
Lakes of Hovsdalur, Suðuroy
Lakes of Hamrahagi
Gróthúsvatn, Sandoy, 0.14 km²
Stóravatn
Lítlavatn
Norðara Hálsavatn
Heimara Hálsavatn
Vatndalsvatn
Lómatjørn
Lykkjuvøtn
Fossavatn
Múlbergsvatn
Núpsvatn
Ørguvatn
Dunjavatn
Hólmavatn
Gásdalsvatn on Sandoy
Stóratjørn
Sørvágsvatn (also called Leitisvatn) in Vágar, 3.57 km²
Fjallavatn in Vágar, 1.03 km²
Hviltkinnavatn
Breiðavatn
Álkuðarvatn
Halavatn
Reyðastígavatn
Steinavatn
Lake Toftir, Eysturoy, 0.51 km²
Lake Eiði, Eysturoy, 0.47 km²
Mølinvatn
Kornvatn
Starvatn
Vørðuvatn
Kvíandalsvatn, Eysturoy
Trælavatn, Eysturoy
Heiðavatn
Lake Leynar in Streymoy, 0,18 km²
Saksunarvatn in Streymoy
Pollur í Saksun
Mýrarnar
Mjáuvøtn
Vatnið
Stóravatn
Gásafjallavatn
Brúnavatn
Gásavatn in Streymoy
Áarstíggjavatn
Porkerisvatn in Streymoy
Fagradalsvatn in Hestur
Hálsvatn in Hestur
