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Many reservoirs which were constructed for one purpose e.g. industry, may now serve different or additional purposes e.g amenity or, as in many cases, have been abandoned entirely. Reservoirs range in size with many under 1 acre in area serving local needs, up to Llyn Trawsfynydd which extends to 1,128 acres (456 ha).
Rank Name Country County Grid Ref. Location Maximum volume m 3 [1] Planning date Completion date 26 Abberton: England: Essex: TL9810018300 39,000,000: 1935 [i]: 1939 175
This category is for articles pertaining to reservoirs in Wales. For lakes see Category:Lakes of Wales. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories ...
This is a list of lakes in Wales, including those created as reservoirs. The names of most lakes in Wales start with the word " Llyn ", which is Welsh for " lake ". Except where otherwise referenced, all lakes listed here are named on the relevant Ordnance Survey map at 1:25000 scale.
The country has many man-made reservoirs and exports water to England as well as generating power through hydroelectric schemes. The largest group of reservoirs, are in the Elan Valley and include Claerwen. Other notable bodies of water include Bala Lake, Llyn Trawsfynydd, Lake Vyrnwy, Talybont Reservoir and Llyn Brianne. Some of these are ...
Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, created in 1888 by flooding the head of the River Vyrnwy (Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy) valley.The river flows from the dam into Shropshire where it converges with the River Severn near the village of Melverley on the Welsh border and outflows into the Bristol Channel.
Llyn Dulyn (Welsh for 'black lake') is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.The lake is 33 acres (130,000 m 2) in extent and 189 feet (58 metres) deep.
Taff Fawr reservoirs- a chain of three reservoirs supplying the Rhondda and Taff valley and Cardiff with water Beacons Reservoir; Cantref Reservoir; also see Llwyn-on Reservoir in Merthyr Tydfil; Taff Fechan reservoirs - a chain of four reservoirs also supplying the Taff valley and Cardiff with water Upper Neuadd Reservoir; Lower Neuadd Reservoir