Cefni Dam
Cefni Dam
| Date | 26 January 2013 | ||
| Location | Llyn Cefni, Anglesey | SH 44619 77158; 53.26857°N, 4.33136°W | |
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The Afon Cefni was dammed in the late 1940s to create the reservoir Llyn Cefni to supply water to central Anglesey. The lake — the second largest body of water on the island — is located just to the north of the town of Llangefni. A causeway conveys the now disused Anglesey Central Railway across the reservoir.
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Spillway
Walkway above the spillway
Cefni Dam
Spillway
Spillway
Spillway
The Afon Cefni leaving the reservoir
Spillway
Cefni Dam
Disappearing into the undergrowth – the disused Anglesey Central Railway crossing the reservoir
The railway at the bridge at the middle of the causeway
The pastel shades of the water works can be seen in the distance on the right
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Carol Welsh
February 4, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Graham Stephen
February 4, 2013 at 6:45 pm
Very impressive set of images, Graham. The spillway shots are particularly fine. I wonder if they will ever manage to get momentum on the plan to re-open the ACR.
teigl
February 4, 2013 at 6:41 pm
Thanks, Iain. It is years since I had been there, and there are now a couple of new footbridges that hadn’t been there before. If I leave it as long again before returning, perhaps the ACR will have been rescued from the invading vegetation
(Or perhaps it will have been engulfed completely!)
Graham Stephen
February 4, 2013 at 6:51 pm
spillway was a rush, but then tracks, too! great post!!
Liana
February 5, 2013 at 12:56 am
Liana, thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Graham Stephen
February 5, 2013 at 7:48 pm
Are there any plans to re-open the railway?
andy
February 5, 2013 at 7:06 am
There is a preservation group wanting to get a lease on the railway and there has been some work done on clearing parts of the line: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-17770791
Graham Stephen
February 5, 2013 at 7:51 pm