Llyn Alwen
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Llyn Alwen is a small upland lake on the Denbigh moors in North Wales
at SH 898 565.
It lies on the rolling Silurian moorland to the north-west of Mwdwl-eithin
and about 10 km to the east of Betws y Coed. The discharge from the lake flows under the A543 road to form the headwater of Alwen Reservoir
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North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
at SH 898 565.
It lies on the rolling Silurian moorland to the north-west of Mwdwl-eithin
Mwdwl-eithin
Mwdwl-eithin is a gently rising mountain about east of Betws-y-Coed lying on the Denbigh Moors of North Wales reaching a height of . On its summit is a trig point and a ruined building which still provides shelter against a storm...
and about 10 km to the east of Betws y Coed. The discharge from the lake flows under the A543 road to form the headwater of Alwen Reservoir
Alwen Reservoir
The Alwen Reservoir or Cronfa Alwen is a 5km long reservoir near Pentre-Llyn-Cymmer in the county borough of Conwy, North Wales, held back by the 27 metre high Alwen Dam. It impounds the Afon Alwen, and the dam is 8km downstream from Llyn Alwen. It was built between 1909 and 1921, originally to...
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