- Llyn Melynllyn
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lake_name = Llyn Melynllyn
image_lake = Llyn Melynllyn.jpg
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location =Snowdonia ,North Wales
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outflow =Afon Melynllyn
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basin_countries = United Kingdom
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frozen =Llyn Melynllyn (Welsh :" yellow lake)" is a
lake on the edge of theCarneddau range of mountains inSnowdonia ,North Wales .It lies at a height of just over convert|2000|ft|m, and has an area of some 18.5 acres.
Cliffs rise steeply from its western edge, up to the summit of
Foel Grach , and down from which most of its feeder streams flow.A small dam was built at its northern end in 1887, but this was deliberately breached in 1970. The lake acts as a reservoir for the
Llandudno area.Less than a kilometre to its north lies the larger
Llyn Dulyn .The outflow form the lake is called
Afon Melynllyn , this stream flowing north-east to joinAfon Dulyn , itself a tributary of theriver Conwy .References
*"The Lakes of Eryri" by Geraint Roberts, Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1985
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