Crai Reservoir
Crai Reservoir is a storage reservoir located in the Brecon Beacons National Park for the water supply to the city of Swansea in South Wales and was built between 1898 and 1908 by Swansea Corporation.Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Cray Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fan Gyhirych and Cefn Cul.
Fan Gyhirych
Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
Fan Gyhirych is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys.
Cefn Cul
Peak
Photo: Lloergi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cefn Cul is a hill in the Fforest Fawr sector of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, southern Wales. It is a broad north-northeast to south-southwest aligned ridge whose summit reaches a height of 562 m above sea level.
Fan Bwlch Chwyth
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fan Bwlch Chwyth is a peak in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park and within the county of Powys. Its summit is marked by a trig point at OS grid ref SN 912217.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heol Senni and Penwyllt.
Heol Senni
Hamlet
Heol Senni is a hamlet in the valley of the Afon Senni just north of the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It lies within the community of Maescar in the county of Powys, Wales.
Penwyllt
Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penwyllt is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in Powys, Wales, lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales.
Crai Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cray, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8799° or 51° 52′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.6258° or 3° 37′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3RV9HF+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 4673947OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q3397842
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Satellite Map
Discover Crai Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Crai Reservoir” goes by many names.
- French: “Crai Reservoir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crai-reservoaret”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cray-reservoaret”
- Welsh: “Cronfa Crai”
- Welsh: “Llyn Crai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Felin Crai and Cray.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fan Fraith and Maen Mawr.
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