Usk Reservoir

Usk Reservoir
A sunset shot of a lake surrounded by trees
Usk Reservoir is located in Powys
Usk Reservoir
Usk Reservoir
LocationWales
Coordinates51°56′40″N 3°42′50″W / 51.94444°N 3.71389°W / 51.94444; -3.71389
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsRiver Usk
Primary outflowsRiver Usk
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface elevation1,006 ft (307 m)

The Usk Reservoir (Welsh: Cronfa Wysg) is located in the upper Usk Valley, at 1,006 feet (307 m) above sea level, in the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales. The county boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys runs through the reservoir which lies about six miles to the north of the Black Mountain escarpment. It is an important landmark for walkers on the mountain range.

The Black Mountain range seen from the reservoir