Grwyne Fawr Reservoir

Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is located in Brecon Beacons
Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
LocationBrecon Beacons, Wales
Coordinates51°58′12″N 3°7′14″W / 51.97000°N 3.12056°W / 51.97000; -3.12056
TypeReservoir
Primary outflowsGrwyne Fawr
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Water volume400,000,000 imperial gallons (1,800 megalitres)
Surface elevation1,725 feet (526 m)[1]

The Grwyne Fawr Reservoir is located in the valley of the river Grwyne Fawr in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. Completed in 1928, it has the capacity to hold 400,000,000 imperial gallons (1,800 megalitres).[2]

View across Grwyne Fawr dam
View down the Grwyne Fawr valley from the dam
The Grwyne Fawr Reservoir during the 1976 drought
  1. ^ "GRWYNE FAWR, RESERVOIR (RESERVOIR)". COFLEIN. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Construction of Grwyne Fawr Dam, Black Mountains, Powys, 1910s – 4 Old Photographs". amdally.wordpress.com. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.