Lisvane Reservoir
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Lisvane Reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
in Lisvane
, Cardiff
, south Wales
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The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff
, completed in 1886. It is adjacent to Llanishen Reservoir
and forms part of the Nant Fawr Corridor from the top of Roath Park to the countryside beyond Cyncoed.
In 1892 the Llanishen Reservoir was reported to be able to hold 300000000 gallons (1,363,827 m³) of water and the smaller Lisvane Reservoir able to hold 80000000 gallons (363,687.2 m³).
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
in Lisvane
Lisvane
Lisvane is an affluent community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, located north of the city centre. Lisvane is one of the most desirable areas of both Cardiff and Wales, and as of 2011, has an average house price £410,000 with many properties worth in excess of £1 million...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, completed in 1886. It is adjacent to Llanishen Reservoir
Llanishen Reservoir
Llanishen Reservoir is a Victorian reservoir in North Cardiff in South Wales. The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff and was completed in 1886...
and forms part of the Nant Fawr Corridor from the top of Roath Park to the countryside beyond Cyncoed.
In 1892 the Llanishen Reservoir was reported to be able to hold 300000000 gallons (1,363,827 m³) of water and the smaller Lisvane Reservoir able to hold 80000000 gallons (363,687.2 m³).