Claerwen Reservoir

The highest and largest of the Elan Valley reservoirs, its long dam holding back water for Birmingham in the Cambrian hills.

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Claerwen Reservoir is a reservoir in Powys. The closest station is Garth (Powys), 19.7 km to the south-east. For more of the same, Caban Coch Reservoir and Teifi Pools are close by.

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