Claerwen Dam

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Claerwen Dam is a large concrete gravity dam in mid-Wales, forming part of the Elan Valley reservoir system that supplies water to Birmingham.

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Claerwen Dam canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
dam
accessibleBy minor road from Elan Valley
basinCountry United Kingdom
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionResumed after World War II
constructionStart late 1930s
country Wales
damType gravity dam
designedToMatch earlier Elan Valley dams
hasArchitecturalStyle stone-faced concrete
hasSpillway overflow spillway
hasViewpoint public viewing area near dam crest
height about 56 metres
impounds River Claerwen
isOneOf largest dams in the Elan Valley scheme
length about 355 metres
locatedIn Elan Valley
Mid Wales
locatedInProtectedArea Elan Valley Estate
near Rhayader
opened 1952
operatedBy Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
ownedBy Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
partOf Birmingham water supply system
Elan Valley reservoir system
purpose water supply
region Powys
reservoirCapacity about 48,000 megalitres
reservoirName Claerwen Reservoir
suppliesWaterTo Birmingham
usedFor regulating river flows
securing drought storage

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Elan Valley hasPart Claerwen Dam
Elan Valley laterDamCompleted Claerwen Dam
Elan Valley reservoirs hasStructure Claerwen Dam
Claerwen Reservoir hasPart Claerwen Dam
River Claerwen hasNearbyStructure Claerwen Dam