Llyn Brenig
| Date | 14 September 2013 | ||
| Location | Llyn Brenig, Hiraethog | SH 97600 54151; 53.07472°N, 3.52994°W | |
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Llyn Brenig is a 4km-long reservoir situated on the Conwy/Denbighshire border, and is part of the system designed to regulate the flow of the River Dee, which supplies water to north-east Wales and north-west England. It was constructed from 1973 to 1976 and its 1.6km-long dam was built using material quarried from the site of the reservoir, which has an area of 370 hectares and a capacity of some 60 billion litres. When water is released from the reservoir it is drawn off from the outlet tower and then runs through a 1.6m-diameter pipe through a culvert 320m long underneath the dam before flowing out to later join the Afon Alwen, a tributary of the Dee. Llyn Brenig is popular for water sports, such as fishing — the reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout — and sailing. Its visitor centre features an exhibition, cafe and fishing facilities, and is open from March to October. |
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View from the top of the dam
Top of the dam
Outlet tower
Llyn Brenig
Visitor Centre
Memorial plaque
That’s a bonny view from the dam towards those distant hills.
Yes, the sun obligingly popped out for a brief spell bathing the valley in some lovely light
#2… 🙂
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