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Man-made lake in Wales
Lake Vyrnwy
Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy
View overlooking Lake Vyrnwy showing the full extent of the lake
Lake Vyrnwy
Location
Wales
Coordinates
52°47′N3°30′W / 52.78°N 3.50°W / 52.78; -3.50
Lake type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
River Vyrnwy and other small streams
Primary outflows
River Vyrnwy
Managing agency
Hafren Dyfrdwy subsidiary of Severn Trent
Built
1881–88
Max. length
7.64 kilometres (4.75 mi)
Max. width
0.80 kilometres (0.5 mi)
Surface area
4.54 square kilometres (1,121 acres)
Max. depth
26 metres (84 ft)
Water volume
59.7 gigalitres (13.125×10^9 imp gal)
Shore length1
19 kilometres (12 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lake Vyrnwy (Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy, pronounced[ɛˈvərnʊɨ] or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy (Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy) valley and submerged the village of Llanwddyn.
The Lake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve and Estate that surrounds the lake is jointly managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Hafren Dyfrdwy and is a popular destination for ornithologists, cyclists and hikers. The reserve is designated as a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area, and a Special Area of Conservation.
LakeVyrnwy (Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ] or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation...
Straining Tower at LakeVyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake. The tower stands on the north shore of LakeVyrnwy, near the village...
and streams running off the mountains surrounding the Vyrnwy valley. However, since the LakeVyrnwy dam was built in the 1880s, the river has flowed directly...
Vyrnwy may mean: LakeVyrnwy (Llyn Efyrnwy), an artificial reservoir in Powys, Wales. River Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy), the original river and main tributary...
The LakeVyrnwy Half Marathon is an annual half marathon Welsh road running event which takes place around LakeVyrnwy each September. The first Lake Vyrnwy...
community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community is centred on the LakeVyrnwy reservoir. The original Llanwddyn village, about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest...
selected as the preferred bidder by Severn Trent Water to purchase the LakeVyrnwy estate for £11 million. United Utilities later withdrew from the bidding...
The list of lakes, lochs, loughs and llyns of the United Kingdom is a link page for some large lakes of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and...
taste compared to gins created using a copper pot still. Water from LakeVyrnwy[citation needed] is added to bring the strength of Bombay Sapphire down...
Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) the largest lake at 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi). Other large lakes include Llyn Trawsfynydd at 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2), LakeVyrnwy at 1.7 sq mi...
Castell Du Bronllys Castle Cefnllys Castle Elan Valley Reservoirs LakeVyrnwy Llangorse Lake Clywedog Reservoir Pistyll y Llyn – one of the highest waterfalls...
Water from Elan Valley is supplied to Birmingham, whilst water from LakeVyrnwy is supplied to Cheshire and Liverpool. Welsh Water is licensed to give...
reservoir (/ˈrɛzərvwɑːr/; from French réservoir [ʁezɛʁvwaʁ]) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric...
Clywedog dam construction site in 1966. In 1967 a pipe carrying water from LakeVyrnwy to Liverpool was blown up. Later the same year MAC exploded a bomb at...
minor roads linking Dinas Mawddwy (via Llanymawddwy), Llanuwchllyn and LakeVyrnwy. The view from the pass encompasses the plain of the Dyfi valley, Cadair...
7 km2) makes it the fourth largest lake in Wales, behind Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), Llyn Trawsfynydd and LakeVyrnwy. Construction began in 1973 and was...
(née Dodds). He grew up in Montgomeryshire, where his father ran the LakeVyrnwy Hotel. He and his father have since co-authored a book on the hotel....
largest lakes in Wales are Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) — 1,196 acres (4.84 km2) Llyn Trawsfynydd — 1,180 acres (4.8 km2) LakeVyrnwy — 1,120 acres (4.5 km2) Llyn...
Rhiwargor is a hamlet in Powys, Wales. It is located north of LakeVyrnwy. The hamlet is made up of a few houses with no amenities. It does however, lie...
Elan Valley to Birmingham and the Vyrnwy Aqueduct running through North Shropshire delivering water from LakeVyrnwy to Liverpool. The county is covered...
households increased. This issue was eventually resolved by building the Vyrnwy Reservoir in Wales and a 68-mile (109 km) aqueduct to convey the water to...
sufficient water to supply Liverpool for two days. In 1892 water from LakeVyrnwy supplemented the water stored in Prescot. Four smaller reservoirs were...
Valley Walk Wye Valley Walk Cycle routes Celtic Trail Elan Valley Trail LakeVyrnwy Road Circuit Lôn Cambria Lôn Las Cymru Radnor Ring Taff Trail Railway...
the B4393 road which travels from the village of Ford, Shropshire to LakeVyrnwy. The community, Llandrinio and Arddleen includes Arddlin and a small...
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