- Source: Ystradfellte Reservoir
Ystradfellte Reservoir is a water storage reservoir on the Afon Dringarth in the upland area of Fforest Fawr within the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. It lies just north of the village of Ystradfellte in the county of Powys at OS Grid ref SN 946178.
The embankment is 920 feet (280 m) long by 114 feet (35 m) high. When full the water surface is 1,204 feet (367 m) above sea level.
Construction
The reservoir was constructed between 1907 and 1914 by Neath Rural District Council for the supply of water. A temporary railway track was constructed for 7 miles (11 km) from the village of Penderyn to transport building materials to the dam site. Limestone was obtained from Penderyn Quarry and puddle clay was excavated from the glacial till at nearby Cilhepste Coed. Sandstone may have been sourced from Gwaun Hepste just east of Ystradfellte. The railway required the construction across the Afon Hepste of a 300 feet (91 m) long, 50 feet (15 m) high wooden viaduct.
References
External links
Images of reservoir and area on Geograph website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Taman Nasional Brecon Beacons
- Ystradfellte Reservoir
- Ystradfellte
- List of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom
- List of lakes of Wales
- List of reservoirs in the United Kingdom
- Afon Dringarth
- Elan Valley Reservoirs
- Fan Fawr
- Fforest Fawr
- 1914 in Wales