Water spilling over the Llyn Alwen Dam, near Cerrigydrudion, Clwyd, North Wales, UK

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27 metre high reinforced concrete dam, was built across the River Alwen between 1911 and 1916 to provide a water supply to Birkenhead. Now a regulating reservoir supplying water to areas of north east Wales including the Llangollen Canal.

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Size: 4609px × 3795px
Location: Llyn Alwen Dam, near Cerrigydrudion, Clwyd, North Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Jim Clark / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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