Llyn Conwy | |
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Location | Conwy, north Wales |
Coordinates | 52°59′56″N 3°49′08″W / 52.999°N 3.819°W |
Lake type | natural lake, reservoir |
Primary inflows | unnamed streams |
Primary outflows | River Conwy |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Max. depth | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,488 ft (454 m) |
Frozen | sometimes in winter |
Islands | 2 |
Llyn Conwy (SH780462) is a lake in the county of Conwy in central north Wales. It is the source of the River Conwy which, on flowing south out of the lake, swings round to then generally flow in a northerly direction for a distance of some 27 miles (43 km) to its discharge in Conwy Bay. Llyn Conwy lies at a height of about 1,488 ft, with a maximum depth of 16 feet, and is by far the biggest lake of the Migneint moors, an extensive area of blanket mire with high rainfall - about 260 cm p.a.[1] There is a view of Arenig Fawr.