Lake Vyrnwy

Lake Vyrnwy
Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy
View overlooking Lake Vyrnwy showing the full extent of the lake
Lake Vyrnwy is located in Powys
Lake Vyrnwy
Lake Vyrnwy
LocationWales
Coordinates52°47′N 3°30′W / 52.78°N 3.50°W / 52.78; -3.50
Lake typeReservoir
Primary inflowsRiver Vyrnwy and other small streams
Primary outflowsRiver Vyrnwy
Managing agencyHafren Dyfrdwy
subsidiary of Severn Trent
Built1881–88
Max. length7.64 kilometres (4.75 mi)
Max. width0.80 kilometres (0.5 mi)
Surface area4.54 square kilometres (1,121 acres)
Max. depth26 metres (84 ft)
Water volume59.7 gigalitres (13.125×10^9 imp gal)
Shore length119 kilometres (12 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Vyrnwy (Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ] or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy (Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy) valley and submerged the village of Llanwddyn.

The Lake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve and Estate that surrounds the lake is jointly managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Hafren Dyfrdwy and is a popular destination for ornithologists, cyclists and hikers. The reserve is designated as a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area, and a Special Area of Conservation.