Llyn Trawsfynydd is a large artificial reservoir situated near the village of Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. With a total surface area of 4.8 km2 (1,200 acres) the reservoir is slightly more extensive than Wales's largest natural lake, Bala Lake at 4.5 km2 (1,100 acres).[1]
^The Lakes of Wales, Geraint Roberts, Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 1995
LlynTrawsfynydd is a large artificial reservoir situated near the village of Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. With a total surface area of 4.8 km2...
Trawsfynydd (Welsh pronunciation: [trausˈvənɨ̞ð]; Welsh for "across [the] mountain") is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near LlynTrawsfynydd reservoir...
built inland, with cooling water that was taken from the artificial LlynTrawsfynydd reservoir which also supplies the hydro-electric Maentwrog power station...
LlynTrawsfynydd which extends to 1,128 acres (456 ha). Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) is a natural lake which at 1,192 acres (482 ha), slightly exceeds Llyn...
are two large wholly man-made bodies of water in the area, Llyn Celyn and LlynTrawsfynydd whilst numerous of the natural lakes have had their levels...
makes it the fourth largest lake in Wales, behind Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), LlynTrawsfynydd and Lake Vyrnwy. Construction began in 1973 and was completed...
and north by the Harlech dome which forms a watershed just south of LlynTrawsfynydd. The Mawddach has been the site of significant industrialisation and...
Trawsfynydd Lake Halt was a solely passenger railway station near the northeastern tip of LlynTrawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. Many Nineteenth and early Twentieth...
of Blaenau Ffestiniog and 1.2 miles (2 km) north of LlynTrawsfynydd and the disused Trawsfynydd nuclear power station. It is near the junction of two...
rises in the hills to the east of Trawsfynydd and flows past the southern end of the village to enter LlynTrawsfynydd, a large reservoir close to the A470...
the country and Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) the largest lake at 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi). Other large lakes include LlynTrawsfynydd at 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2), Lake...
Llyn Celyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬɨ̞n ˈkɛlɨ̞n]) is a reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 including the highly controversial Tryweryn flooding...
fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of LlynTrawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus...
reserves in the Vale of Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales and runs from LlynTrawsfynydd to the River Dwyryd, near the village of Maentwrog. The reserve's broad...
island. Several reservoirs contain islets e.g. Llyn Brenig, Elan Valley Reservoirs and LlynTrawsfynydd, the last named having the largest and most numerous...
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station; a loading facility for nuclear flasks was constructed on a siding a hundred yards north of the closed Trawsfynydd Lake...
Trawsfynydd railway station served the village of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. In 1882 the Bala and Ffestiniog Railway opened the line from Bala Junction...
Wales and is the northernmost summit of the Rhinogydd, and overlooks LlynTrawsfynydd. From the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and...
Rhygen National Nature Reserve is located on the western shore of LlynTrawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. As an example of Atlantic Rainforest, it is...
overlooks LlynTrawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the...
Other notable bodies of water include Bala Lake, LlynTrawsfynydd, Lake Vyrnwy, Talybont Reservoir and Llyn Brianne. Some of these are popular resorts for...
Swiss Valley reservoirs Llyn Brianne Llyn y Fan Fach Usk Reservoir Dinas Reservoir Teifi Pools Llyn Teifi Nant-y-moch Reservoir Llyn Bodgynydd - supply for...
fort at Tomen y Mur (near Trawsfynydd), and beyond, ultimately reaching Moridunum (Carmarthen). The nearest settlement to Llyn Geirionydd is the hamlet...
mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, close to Llyn Celyn reservoir, alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala. Arenig Fawr is the highest member...
Annual Report 1935 to 1936. London: HMSO. p. 108. "Maentwrog New Dam, LlynTrawsfynydd". 8 December 2012. Electricity Council (1987). Electricity supply in...
village in Gwynedd, Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau and in Trawsfynydd community. During the Second World War, the War Office used a site near...
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