Newest reservoirs in Wales, United Kingdom
The year that a reservoir was first filled to the reservoir’s normal elevation – or the year that a natural lake was first dammed – is the determining factor in the age of the body of water. A large reservoir can take more than a year to fill after its dam is first closed. You can find many of the the world’s newest reservoirs on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Many of the world’s oldest reservoirs appear on the last page of that list. Note: For some lakes, the completion year data is unknown, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 8 articles we have published for Wales, United Kingdom lakes.Thinking about booking a Wales, United Kingdom lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within United Kingdom > Wales, United Kingdom > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Wales, United Kingdom, only the 8 Wales, United Kingdom lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Completion year | Lake description |
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Llyn Brenig (North Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1976 | Also known as Lake Brenig, Llyn Brenig Reservoir Llyn (Lake) Brenig is a sparkling 920-acre (3.7 square kilometer) reservoir located in North Wales, in the heart of the Denbigh moors. Nestled between… |
Llyn Brianne Reservoir (Mid Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1972 | Also known as Llyn Brianne, Lake Brianne The Llyn Brianne Reservoir is a beautiful 530-acre (2.1 square kilometer) body of water nestled in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid-Wales. Created in 197… |
Llys-y-Fran Reservoir (Southwest Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1972 | Also known as Llysyfran Reservoir Nestled at the base of the Preseli Mountains of Southwest Wales, Llys-y-Fran Reservoir is a 212-acre, (0.9 square kilometers) man-made lake within the… |
Llyn Clywedog (Mid Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1967 | Also known as Lake Clywedog, Clywedog Reservoir The Clywedog Reservoir, or Llyn (Lake) Clywedog, was formed by damming the River Clywedog, a tributary of the River Severn, in 1967. The concrete butt… |
Lake Vyrnwy (Mid Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
1888 | Also known as Llyn Efyrnwy, Vyrnwy Reservoir Lake Vyrnwy (Llyn Efyrnwy in Welsh) is a beautiful man-made reservoir constructed in 1888 to provide the City of Liverpool with a reliable and plentif… |