Claerwen Dam
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Claerwen Dam is a large concrete gravity dam in mid-Wales, forming part of the Elan Valley reservoir system that supplies water to Birmingham.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | minor road from Elan Valley ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionResumed | after World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1930s ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| damType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| designedToMatch | earlier Elan Valley dams ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | stone-faced concrete ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | public viewing area near dam crest ⓘ |
| height | about 56 metres ⓘ |
| impounds | River Claerwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest dams in the Elan Valley scheme ⓘ |
| length | about 355 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elan Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Elan Valley Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Rhayader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1952 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham water supply system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elan Valley reservoir system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | water supply ⓘ |
| region | Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 48,000 megalitres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Claerwen Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regulating river flows
ⓘ
securing drought storage ⓘ |
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