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Caban-coch dam, summer 2009. In the early 1970s, it was proposed that the Craig-goch reservoir should be substantially increased in size with a new and higher downstream dam together with another dam to the north-west, impounding water that would otherwise have flowed down the Ystwyth valley. This scheme would have created a huge reservoir ...
Caban Coch Dam. The Elan Valley (Welsh: Cwm Elan) is a river valley situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys, Wales, sometimes known as the "Welsh Lake District".It covers 70 square miles (180 km 2) of lake and countryside.
Footbridge over the Afon Elan below Caban Coch dam. Afon Elan (Welsh for 'River Elan') is a tributary of the River Wye which runs through the wide expanse of upland moors, traditionally known as Elenydd, in central Wales.
Craig-goch Reservoir; Penygarreg Reservoir; Garreg-ddu Reservoir; Caban-coch Reservoir; Lake Vyrnwy (Llyn Efyrnwy) - supplies water to the Liverpool area; Talybont Reservoir; Ystradfellte Reservoir; Clywedog Reservoir (Llyn Clywedog)
It is served by the B4518 road which runs three miles southwestwards from Rhayader to end at the village, though continuing as a minor road to Caban-coch reservoir. The road continues over the Elenydd to Cwmystwyth and a cul-de-sac branch runs to the dam of Claerwen reservoir. [2] It is in the community of Rhayader.
The Claerwen dam was finished in 1952 and was given a late Victorian effect so that it blended in with the earlier dams in the valley. [1] It was necessary to employ the services of Italian stonemasons as British ones were still at work in London during the post-war rebuilding process of the late 1940s.
Rank Name Country County Grid Ref. Location Maximum volume m 3 [1] Planning date Completion date 26 Abberton: England: Essex: TL9810018300 39,000,000: 1935 [i]: 1939 175
The Craig Goch reservoir had been identified in the 1970s and in the 1990s as a potential source of water for the south-east of England. [5] The latest project envisaged raising the existing dam, adding a secondary dam at the head of the River Ystwyth valley and piping water from the high head generated into the River Severn and subsequently transferring it by pipeline aqueduct to the head ...