Llyn y Fan Fach

Llyn y Fan Fach
Llyn y Fan Fach is located in Carmarthenshire
Llyn y Fan Fach
Llyn y Fan Fach
LocationBrecon Beacons National Park, Carmarthenshire: View from near Picws Du
Coordinates51°52′55″N 3°44′31″W / 51.88194°N 3.74194°W / 51.88194; -3.74194
Typereservoir, natural lake
Primary outflowsRiver Sawdde
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. depth29 m (95 ft)
Surface elevation506 m (1,660 ft)

Llyn y Fan Fach (Welsh meaning "little lake (near) the peak")[1] is a lake of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, South Wales and lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The lake lies at an altitude of approximately 1,660 feet (510 m), immediately to the north of the ridge of the Carmarthen Fans. It is the smaller of two lakes within this mountain massif: the slightly larger Llyn y Fan Fawr is about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east.

  1. ^ Owen, Hywel Wyn; Morgan, Richard (2007). Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales (First ed.). Llandysul: Gomer Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781843239017.