Lake Vyrnwy

Lake Vyrnwy is a in , Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply with fresh water. It flooded the head of the valley and submerged the village of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Wales which supplies water to Liverpool
  • Also known as: “Llyn Efyrnwy / Lake Vyrnwy”, “Llyn Fyrnwy”, and “エヴルンウィ湖”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Wddyn’s Church and Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower.

Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Building
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Straining Tower at Lake Vyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake.

Memorial
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abertridwr and Llangynog.

Village
Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county…

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and community at the confluence… is situated 4½ miles northeast of Lake Vyrnwy.

Lake Vyrnwy

Latitude
52.78262° or 52° 46′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.49639° or 3° 29′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,512 feet (461 metres)
Open location code
9C4RQGM3+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158936140
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
2634932
Wiki­data ID
Q2248798
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Lake Vyrnwy” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Llyn Llanwddyn”
  • Breton: “Lenn Efyrnwy”
  • Cebuano: “Lake Vyrnwy”
  • Czech: “Lake Vyrnwy”
  • Dutch: “Lake Vyrnwy”
  • German: “Vyrnwy-Stausee”
  • Inari Sami: “Vyrnwyjävri”
  • Italian: “lago Vyrnwy”
  • Italian: “Lago Vyrnwy”
  • Japanese: “ヴェルヌイ湖”
  • Livvi: “Llyn Llanwddyn”
  • Northern Sami: “Vyrnwyjávri”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lake Vyrnwy”
  • Russian: “Вирнуи”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Llanwddyn”
  • Skolt Sami: “Vyrnwyjäuʹrr”
  • Swedish: “Lake Vyrnwy”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Efyrnwy”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Llanwddyn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Llanwddyn and Ffridd Gownwy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ffridd St Ioan and Bryn Gwyn.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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