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Bodies of water of Wales by principal area (24 C) + Bodies of water of the Brecon Beacons National Park (2 C) Bodies of water of Snowdonia (2 C, 1 P) B.
Bodies of water of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (1 C, 1 P) ... Bodies of water of Newport, Wales (1 C, 2 P) P. Bodies of water of Pembrokeshire (2 C, 3 P)
This list of Welsh lakes ordered by principal areas (counties and county boroughs) includes lakes with a surface area of greater than 5 acres (2.0 ha), but excludes those lakes and ponds created as part of an active industrial site (i.e., works ponds) and also excludes service reservoirs used to store drinking water as part of the water supply system.
This table includes the ten largest fresh water bodies by area. Lough Neagh is the largest water body in the UK by this measure, although Loch Ness is the largest by volume and contains nearly double the amount of water in all the lakes of England and Wales combined. [1] Loch Morar is the deepest of the UK's lakes and Loch Awe the longest.
Natural Resources Wales is responsible for managing water resources in Wales and is the regulatory body for this purpose. [27] On 1 April 2013, Natural Resources Wales took over the responsibilities of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and the Forestry Commission Wales.
The country has many man-made reservoirs and exports water to England as well as generating power through hydroelectric schemes. The largest group of reservoirs, are in the Elan Valley and include Claerwen. Other notable bodies of water include Bala Lake, Llyn Trawsfynydd, Lake Vyrnwy, Talybont Reservoir and Llyn Brianne. Some of these are ...
Bodies of water of Wales (13 C, 2 P) F. Fishing in Wales (2 C, 7 P) H. Hydroelectricity in Wales (1 C) P. Ports and harbours of Wales (10 C, 36 P) S. Water sports in ...
Llwyn-onn Reservoir is the largest and southernmost of the three reservoirs in the Taf Fawr valley in South Wales. Cardiff Corporation Waterworks obtained an act of Parliament in 1884 to authorise construction of the reservoirs, to increase the water supply for Cardiff, but construction of Llwyn-onn Reservoir did not start until 1911 and was completed in the 1920s.