Amelia's photos with the keyword: Lake Vyrnwy

A still and misty morning.

Lake Vyrnwy reservoir was built in the 1880s to supply Liverpool with fresh water. The new lake meant that the farms and houses of the people of the valley would be lost underwater. In order to create the large lake the valley of the River Vyrnwy had to be closed off by the huge stone dam and the whole valley behind the dam which contained the old village of Llanwddyn was flooded. Work on the dam building project began in 1881, and for the next eight years the dam wall at the bottom of the valley was steadily getting higher while the people living in the village went about their everyday lives. The buildings of the old village were knocked down after the people moved out, and even the remains of the dead were removed from the churchyard and reburied next to the new church. The dam itself is pretty impressive, 26m high from the bed of the lake to the sill for the overflow, but almost twice that if measured from the buried foundations to the top of the final structure. The dam is 357m long and the base is 36.5m thick. The level of water in the reservoir was very low yesterday, but not low enough to see the remains of the village. It's going to rain heavily tomorrow, so the level might reach the lip of the dam.

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Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales. Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, was the first of its kind in the world. It was built for the purpose of supplying Liverpool and the districts later designated as Merseyside with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the small village of Llanwddyn. The reservoir is Severn Trent Water's largest. When full, it is 26 metres (84 ft) deep, contains 59.7 gigalitres (13.125×109 imp gal), and covers an area of 4.54 square kilometres (1,121 acres), the equivalent of around 600 football pitches. The lake has a circumference of 19 kilometres (12 mi) with a road that goes all the way around it. Its length is 7.64 kilometres (4.75 mi). On a clear day the lake, along with many others in North Wales, can be seen from space.

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Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir in Powys, Wales. Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, was the first of its kind in the world. It was built for the purpose of supplying Liverpool and the districts later designated as Merseyside with fresh water. It flooded the head of the Vyrnwy valley and submerged the small 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 Severn Trent Water. Volume of water:59.7 gigalitres (13.125×109 imp gal)

We had been up to this Welsh reservoir the day before and it was very misty, but the autumn colours looked lovely, but very muted at a distance. It was perfect the day after. The larch trees in particular were golden.

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This week will decide whether ipernity survives. Everyone involved - the founders and creators of the IMA, all donors and active IP members - I want a cool head, a warm heart, wise decisions and a lucky hand in coping with all the challenges of this special week D-week. www.ipernity.com/group/2260604/discuss/186894 Please continue to donate of you can to www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/ipernity-members-association-a-non-profit-entity