Vyrnwy Dam
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Vyrnwy Dam is a historic stone-built dam in Powys, Wales, notable for creating Lake Vyrnwy and being one of the first large masonry dams in the United Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Vyrnwy dam | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
masonry dam ⓘ reservoir dam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian engineering ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionType | solid masonry gravity structure ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lake Vyrnwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public road across crest ⓘ |
| hasFunction | impounding reservoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
buttresses
ⓘ
central spillway ⓘ roadway on crest ⓘ series of arches ⓘ valve tower ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
scenic tourism
ⓘ
walking and cycling around reservoir ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction | viewpoints over Lake Vyrnwy ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom water infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Vyrnwy estate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Lake Vyrnwy RSPB reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Llanwddyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | River Vyrnwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Lake Vyrnwy straining tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlementFloodedForConstruction | old village of Llanwddyn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first large masonry dams in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
ornamental architectural detailing ⓘ stone-built construction ⓘ |
| operator | Severn Trent Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Severn Trent Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Vyrnwy water supply scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
regulation of river flow
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| region | Mid Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | creation of Lake Vyrnwy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power (small-scale)
ⓘ
public water supply to Liverpool region ⓘ |
| watercourseDownstream | River Vyrnwy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Vyrnwy dam
this entity surface form:
Lake Vyrnwy dam