Llyn Peris
E288889
Llyn Peris is a glacial lake in Snowdonia, North Wales, situated near the town of Llanberis and historically associated with slate quarrying and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Llyn Peris canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dinorwig Power Station
ⓘ
Dinorwig Power Station ⓘ
surface form:
Dinorwig hydroelectric scheme
Dinorwig Slate Quarry ⓘ
surface form:
Dinorwig slate quarry
|
| basinCountry |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Llyn Padarn ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Afon Seiont via Afon Rhythallt ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
cooling and process water for industry
ⓘ
supporting slate quarry operations ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryInflow | mountain streams ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryOutflow | Afon Rhythallt ⓘ |
| hasScenicValue | high ⓘ |
| hasShoreFeature |
hydroelectric infrastructure
ⓘ
quarry tips ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | slate quarrying ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedAtBaseOf |
Dinorwig Slate Quarry
ⓘ
surface form:
Dinorwig mountain
|
| locatedBelow | Llyn Padarn ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
ⓘ
Llanberis ⓘ
surface form:
Llanberis valley
North Wales ⓘ Snowdonia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Llanberis ⓘ |
| locatedOn | edge of Llanberis ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Peris ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Peris Lake ⓘ |
| near |
Dinorwig Slate Quarry
ⓘ
surface form:
Dinorwig village
Llanberis ⓘ Llyn Padarn ⓘ Snowdon ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afon Seiont catchment
ⓘ
Dinorwig Power Station ⓘ
surface form:
Dinorwig pumped-storage system
Llanberis Pass valley system ⓘ landscape of Llanberis Pass approach ⓘ |
| region |
Snowdonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowdonia National Park
|
| typeOfLake | ribbon lake ⓘ |
| usedAs | lower reservoir for pumped-storage scheme ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| watercourse | Afon Rhythallt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.