David James's Pictures of Elan Valley Visitors Centre

River Elan at Ar Elan bridge, sunset

The River Elan at Pont ar Elan at Ar Elan bridge, sunset. This viewpoint is at the junction of the reservoirs road and the mountain road to Aberystwyth. From here, the river flows into the first of the Elan Valley reservoirs, Craig Goch.

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Elan Valley Visitors Centre, Rhayader, Powys

Pen y Garreg reservoir

A low, completely submerged dam, the Garreg Ddu maintains a constant supply of water to Birmingham by retaining water on the upstream side so that water can be extracted at the Foel Tower to allow gravity feed. Construction started on the dam in 1895 and it was completed in 1904. This is the reservoir above the dam.

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Elan Valley Visitors Centre, Rhayader, Powys

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Garreg Ddu Dam, sunset

A low, completely submerged dam, the Garreg Ddu maintains a constant supply of water to Birmingham by retaining water on the upstream side so that water can be extracted at the Foel Tower to allow gravity feed. Construction started on the dam in 1895 and it was completed in 1904. Of note is the Victorian styling.

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Elan Valley Visitors Centre, Rhayader, Powys, Like a painting

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Claerwen waterfall

The Claerwen reservoir is the highest of the Elan Valley lakes and was the last to be completed. Outflow water runs along the valley to feed the Caban Coch reservoir, further down. The dam took six years to complete and was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1952. It was designed in a Victorian style to blend in with the other dams in the Elan Valley. This viewpoint is looking up the valley in the direction of the dam. The expanse of upland between Rhayader and Pontrhydfendigaid is a designated National Nature Reserve.

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Elan Valley Visitors Centre, Rhayader, Powys

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Claerwen Dam, Elan Valley

The Claerwen dam is the highest of the Elan Valley dams. Outflow water runs along the valley to feed the Caban Coch reservoir, further down. The dam took six years to complete and is twice the size of any other of the dams in the Elan Valley. Although it was completed in 1952, it was designed in a Victorian style to blend in with the other dams in the valley. The expanse of upland between Rhayader and Pontrhydfendigaid is a designated National Nature Reserve. This viewpoint is looking down from the top of the dam.

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Elan Valley Visitors Centre, Rhayader

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