Usk Reservoir
The Usk Reservoir is located in the upper Usk Valley, at 1,006 feet above sea level, in the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. The county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys runs through the reservoir which lies about six miles to the north of the Black Mountain escarpment.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trecastle and Myddfai.
Trecastle
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trecastle is a village in Powys, Wales, situated on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park and in the community of Llywel. The village has a population of about 200.
Myddfai
Village
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandovery is an historic market town in Carmarthenshire, on the edge of the Black Mountain, and on the border between Mid Wales and South Wales.
Llywel
Hamlet
Photo: Angela Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llywel is a small village and community located on the A40, about 4 miles west of Sennybridge in Powys, Wales. The Afon Gwydderig runs through the village, not far from its source.
Usk Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir on the boundary of Carmarthenshire and Powys, Wales, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.9423° or 51° 56′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.7181° or 3° 43′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3RW7RJ+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 4673945OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q3397828
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Satellite Map
Discover Usk Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Usk Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Usk Reservoir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Usk-reservoaret”
- Welsh: “Cronfa Wysg”
- Welsh: “Llyn Wysg”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pant Meddygon and Halfway.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Physician’s Well and Gwernwyddog Standing Stone.
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