Llyn Arenig Fawr

Llyn Arenig Fawr
Location Gwynedd, North Wales
Coordinates 52°55′39″N 3°43′0″W / 52.92750°N 3.71667°W / 52.92750; -3.71667Coordinates: 52°55′39″N 3°43′0″W / 52.92750°N 3.71667°W / 52.92750; -3.71667
Type reservoir, natural
Basin countries United Kingdom

Llyn Arenig Fawr is a lake and reservoir located near the summit of Arenig Fawr, a mountain in North Wales.

The lake's primary purpose is to supply water to the nearby town of Bala and the numerous small villages in the surrounding area. From the lake it is an energetic uphill walk to the summit of Arenig Fawr and the picturesque views.

Eggs of the gwyniad, a freshwater fish previously restricted to nearby Bala Lake, were introduced to Llyn Arenig Fawr between 2003 and 2007[1] as a conservation measure.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Winfield, Ian J; Fletcher, Janice M; James, J Ben (March 2013). "Llyn Arenig Fawr Gwyniad Survey 2012" (PDF). Countryside Council for Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Coregonus pennantii" in FishBase. December 2009 version.
  3. ↑ "Gwyniad". BBC Wales Nature. Retrieved 18 April 2014.


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