Llyn Nantlle Uchaf

Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
	Llyn Nantlle Uchaf
Location	Wales
Coordinates	53°3′15″N 4°13′4″W / 53.05417°N 4.21778°WCoordinates: 53°3′15″N 4°13′4″W / 53.05417°N 4.21778°W
Lake type	natural
Primary outflows	Afon Llyfni
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	80 acres (32 ha)
Settlements	Nantlle

Llyn Nantlle Uchaf (Upper Nantlle Lake) is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle".^[1]

Llyn Nantlle Isaf (Lower Nantlle Lake) no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.^[2]

References[]

^ National Museums Liverpool Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ The lakes of North Wales, Jonah Jones, ISBN 0-8624-3626-5

[1] National Museums Liverpool Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine

[2] The lakes of North Wales, Jonah Jones, ISBN 0-8624-3626-5

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