Llynnau Mymbyr

Llynnau Mymbyr
from the A4086
Llynnau Mymbyr is located in Conwy
Llynnau Mymbyr
Llynnau Mymbyr
LocationSnowdonia, North Wales
Coordinates53°5′53″N 3°55′47″W / 53.09806°N 3.92972°W / 53.09806; -3.92972
Typenatural
Primary inflowsNantygwryd
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. depth30 ft (9.1 m)

Llynnau Mymbyr are two lakes located in Dyffryn Mymbyr, a valley running from the village of Capel Curig to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. The A4086 runs along their northern banks.

Strictly speaking this is one lake, originally called Llyn Mymbyr, with a maximum depth of 30 feet. About 3/4 mile long in total, a delta has built up midway along the north shore, and this has to all purposes cut the lake in two - hence the plural name.

The river feeding the lakes is the Nantygwryd (or Nant-y-gwryd), which has its source at Llyn Cwm-y-ffynnon, also marked on maps as the Nant Gwryd, which is a tributary of the Afon Llugwy. The two rivers join at Capel Curig.

The lake was used for fly-fishing and sub-aqua courses in the 1960s and is still used today as a canoe training resource by Plas y Brenin and other local education authorities.