Lake Vyrnwy Dam

Lake Vyrnwy Dam is a dam in , , . Lake Vyrnwy Dam is situated nearby to the tourism office , as well as near the park .
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Vyrnwy Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Wddyn’s Church and Llanwddyn War Memorial.

Church
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is situated 1,500 feet east of Lake Vyrnwy Dam.

Memorial
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,200 feet east of Lake Vyrnwy Dam.

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. The tower stands on the north shore of , near the village of , in , Wales. is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Lake Vyrnwy Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abertridwr and Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa.

Village
Photo: Bonelli, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the historic county of in the north of and close to in the community of . It lies at the confluence of Nant Tridwr with the Vyrnwy river about 1 mile from the latter's exit from the lake.

Village
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is a former parish in , now forming a major part of the community of Llanfihangel in , which covers an area of 5,366 hectares. is situated 4 miles east of Lake Vyrnwy Dam.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and community at the confluence of the Afon Eirth and the Afon Tanat at the foot of the Berwyn range in north , . It lies at the foot of the Milltir Cerrig mountain pass on the B4391 road, which runs between and . is situated 5 miles northeast of Lake Vyrnwy Dam.

Lake Vyrnwy Dam

Latitude
52.76205° or 52° 45′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.45652° or 3° 27′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C4RQG6V+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144383994
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q17743361
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Vyrnwy Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Italian to Welsh—“Lake Vyrnwy Dam” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “diga del lago Vyrnwy”
  • Welsh: “Lake Vyrnwy Dam”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RSPB Lake Vyrnwy Visitor Centre and Sculpture Garden.

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