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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.
Elan Village is the only purpose-built Arts and Crafts "Model Village" in Wales. It is also famous for its picturesque scenery. Over 80% of the valley is designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest , and a popular cycle trail, the Elan Valley Trail , makes a loop from Rhayader around the reservoirs.
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.
This is a list of lakes in Wales, including those created as reservoirs. The names of most lakes in Wales start with the word " Llyn ", which is Welsh for " lake ". Except where otherwise referenced, all lakes listed here are named on the relevant Ordnance Survey map at 1:25000 scale.
It was, in part, the failure of the Llyn Eigiau dam, and consequent collapse of the dam of a second reservoir (Coedty) downstream, in the then Caernarvonshire (modern Gwynedd) in 1925 with the loss of 16 lives in the village of Dolgarrog which led to the enactment of the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act in 1930. Under this legislation, all ...
The Claerwen reservoir and dam in Powys, Wales, were the last additions to the Elan Valley Reservoirs system built to provide water for the increasing water demand of the city of Birmingham and the West Midlands. The dam is built mainly of concrete, with the exterior dam face in dressed stone.
Elan Village chapel. Elan Village (Welsh: Pentre Elan) is a small purpose-built community in Powys, Wales.It was designed by architect Herbert Tudor Buckland as part of Birmingham Corporation's scheme to construct a series of water supply reservoirs in the Elan Valley between 1892 and 1904.
Map of the Cantrefs and Commotes of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren (Cwmwd Deuddwr is shown as Elenydd) The parish of Cwmdauddwr corresponds approximately to the medieval commote of Cwmwd Deuddwr (Welsh for 'Commote of the Confluence'; lit. ' commote of the two waters '). [2] It was so called because of its location where the rivers Elan and Wye join. [3]