Crai Reservoir

Crai Reservoir is a storage located in the for the water supply to the city of in and was built between 1898 and 1908 by Swansea Corporation.
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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.

Peak
Photo: Gabby77, Public domain.
is a mountain in the section of in south . It lies within the county of Breconshire, and administered as part of the unitary authority of .

Peak
Photo: Lloergi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill in the sector of the in , southern . It is a broad north-northeast to south-southwest aligned ridge whose summit reaches a height of 562 m above sea level.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak in the section of the and within the county of . Its summit is marked by a trig point at OS grid ref SN 912217.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fforest Fawr and Heol Senni.

Locality
is an extensive upland area in the county of , . Formerly known as the Great Forest of Brecknock in English, it was a royal hunting area for several centuries but is now used primarily for sheep grazing, forestry, water catchment and recreation.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the valley of the Afon Senni just north of the section of the . It lies within the community of in the county of , Wales.

Hamlet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet located in the upper Swansea Valley in , , lying within the . A former quarrying village, quicklime and silica brick production centre, its fortunes rose and fell as a result of the Industrial Revolution in .

Crai Reservoir

Latitude
51.8799° or 51° 52′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.6258° or 3° 37′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C3RV9HF+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4673947
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q3397842
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Satellite Map

Discover Crai Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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