Bala Lake
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Bala Lake is the largest natural lake in Wales, renowned for its scenic surroundings and popularity for boating, fishing, and watersports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bala Lake canonical | 9 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| administeredBy | local authorities in Gwynedd ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Llyn Tegid ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 164 metres
ⓘ
about 538 feet ⓘ |
| hasEcology |
supports aquatic birdlife
ⓘ
supports freshwater fish species ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mountain views
ⓘ
pebble and shingle shores ⓘ scenic surroundings ⓘ |
| hasMythology |
associated with the legend of Tegid Foel
ⓘ
associated with the monster Teggie ⓘ |
| hasSuperlative | largest natural lake in Wales ⓘ |
| inflow |
Afon Tryweryn
ⓘ
River Dee ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Welsh ⓘ |
| length |
about 4 miles
ⓘ
about 6.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwynedd
ⓘ
Snowdonia ⓘ
surface form:
Snowdonia National Park
North Wales ⓘ
surface form:
north Wales
|
| locatedNear | Bala ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 138 feet
ⓘ
about 42 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWidth |
about 1 mile
ⓘ
about 1.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | town of Bala ⓘ |
| outflow | River Dee ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Dee basin
ⓘ
surface form:
River Dee catchment
|
| popularFor |
boating
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ watersports ⓘ wild swimming ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 1.9 square miles
ⓘ
about 4.8 square kilometres ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major visitor attraction in north Wales ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ sailing events ⓘ watersports competitions ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.