Llyn Melynllyn
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Llyn Melynllyn is a lake
on the edge of the Carneddau
range of mountains in Snowdonia
, North Wales
.
It lies at a height of just over 2000 feet (609.6 m), and has an area of some 18.5 acres (74,866.9 m²).
Cliffs rise steeply from its western edge, up to the summit of Foel Grach
, and down from which most of its feeder streams flow.
A small dam was built at its northern end in 1887, but this was deliberately breached in 1970. The lake acts as a reservoir for the Llandudno
area.
Less than a kilometre to its north lies the larger Llyn Dulyn
.
The outflow form the lake is called Afon Melynllyn
, this stream flowing north-east to join Afon Dulyn
, itself a tributary of the river Conwy
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
on the edge of the Carneddau
Carneddau
The Carneddau , are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. It includes the largest contiguous areas of high ground in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fourteen Peaks...
range of mountains in Snowdonia
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is a region in north Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three National Parks in Wales, in 1951.-Name and extent:...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
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It lies at a height of just over 2000 feet (609.6 m), and has an area of some 18.5 acres (74,866.9 m²).
Cliffs rise steeply from its western edge, up to the summit of Foel Grach
Foel Grach
Foel Grach is a mountain in the Carneddau range, is the eighth highest summit in Snowdonia as well as Wales, and therefore included the Welsh 3000s....
, and down from which most of its feeder streams flow.
A small dam was built at its northern end in 1887, but this was deliberately breached in 1970. The lake acts as a reservoir for the Llandudno
Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2001 UK census it had a population of 20,090 including that of Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, which are within the Llandudno Community...
area.
Less than a kilometre to its north lies the larger Llyn Dulyn
Llyn Dulyn
Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.The lake covers an area of only , yet is extremely deep - it reaches to a depth of 189'...
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The outflow form the lake is called Afon Melynllyn
Afon Melynllyn
Afon Melynllyn is the outflow from Llyn Melynllyn, a lake in the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is a tributary of Afon Dulyn, itself a tributary of the river Conwy....
, this stream flowing north-east to join Afon Dulyn
Afon Dulyn
Afon Dulyn is the outflow from Llyn Dulyn, a lake in the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is a tributary of the river Conwy....
, itself a tributary of the river Conwy
River Conwy
The River Conwy is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is a little over long. "Conwy" is sometimes Anglicized as "Conway."...
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