Pontsticill Reservoir

Pontsticill Reservoir () or Taf Fechan Reservoir is a large

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on the

Taf Fechan The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the R ...

lying partly in the county of

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and partly within the

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of Merthyr Tydfil in south

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. It lies within the

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and

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Pontsticill Reservoir and the outflow - geograph

The 110 ft high embankment has, since its completion in 1927, been holding back 15,400 megalitres of water for supply to industry and population to the south. The modern reservoir incorporates the earlier Pentwyn Reservoir (sometimes referred to as Dol-y-gaer Reservoir or Lake) which suffered major water losses after completion due to the presence of major fractures in the bedrock beneath its dam relating to the

Neath Disturbance The Neath Disturbance is a geological structure which stretches across south Wales from Swansea Bay northeastwards as far as Hereford in western England. It consists of a series of both faults and associated folds which were active during the mo ...

, a major geological fault which runs northeast to southwest through the area.‘Reservoir Builders of South Wales’ (Dam Builders in the Age of Steam series book six) Bowtell H.D. & Hill G. The reservoir is popular with sailors, anglers and picnickers. The

Taff Trail The Taff Trail ( cy, Taith Taf) is a popular walking and cycle path that runs for between Cardiff Bay and Brecon in Wales. It is so named because it follows the course of the River Taff. Along much of its length, it follows the National Cycl ...

runs through the woods on the western side of the reservoir whilst Merthyr Tydfil sailing club is based on the eastern bank. The

Brecon Mountain Railway The Brecon Mountain Railway (Welsh: ''Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog'') is a narrow gauge tourist railway on the south side of the Brecon Beacons. It climbs northwards from Pant along the full length of the Pontsticill Reservoir (also called ...

is a heritage steam railway which runs on the route of the former Brecon and Merthyr Railway up the eastern side of the reservoir from Pant Station t
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and, since 1 April 2014, on to Torpantau, the line's summit. Most of the banks of the reservoir have been heavily afforested by

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though management of these woods is undertaken by

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on behalf of the company. Part of the 2011 film ''Submarine'' was filmed on the reservoir walkway. The Reservoir’s bell-mouth spillway (also known as plug hole) featured prominently in the opening scenes of the

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