Type natural, reservoir Basin countries United Kingdom Area 16 ha | Primary outflows Afon Llugwy Surface area 40 acres (16.19 ha) Outflow location River Llugwy | |
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Similar Snowdonia, Pen yr Helgi Du, Carnedd Llewelyn, Carnedd Dafydd, Pen yr Ole Wen | ||
Ffynnon Llugwy (English: Llugwy spring) is a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.
Map of Ffynnon Llugwy, Bangor, UK
It lies at a height of about 1,786 feet (544 m) and covers an area of some 40 acres (16.19 ha). It has a maximum depth of 146 ft (45 m).
Since the early 20th century water has been taken from its outflow, Afon Llugwy to feed Llyn Cowlyd via a series of leats.
Since the mid 1970s the lake has additionally acted as a reservoir for Bangor and eastern Anglesey, which necessitated the laying of an 11-mile pipeline to the water treatment works at Mynydd Llandegai.
Afon Llugwy which flows via Capel Curig and Betws-y-coed before becoming a tributary of the River Conwy.
References
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