Craig Goch Dam
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Craig Goch Dam is a stone-built, curved gravity dam in mid-Wales, often called the “top dam” of the Elan Valley reservoirs and noted for its picturesque setting and architectural elegance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Craig Goch Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curved dam
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ reservoir dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Top Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Alexander Binnie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Mansergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | major component of Elan Valley waterworks scheme ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved masonry crest
ⓘ
ornamental parapets ⓘ stone towers ⓘ |
| hasRoadway | road across crest ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 36 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed structure ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| length | approximately 156 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elan Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ mid-Wales ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf |
Caban-coch Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garreg-ddu Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Pen-y-garreg Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Elan Village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhayader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
architectural elegance
ⓘ
picturesque setting ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| operator | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham water supply system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elan Valley Reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
regulation of river flow
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 9,200 megalitres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Craig Goch Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | River Elan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.