Llyn Peris

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Llyn Peris is a glacial lake in Snowdonia, North Wales, situated near the town of Llanberis and historically associated with slate quarrying and hydroelectric power generation.

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Llyn Peris canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
natural lake
associatedWith Dinorwig Power Station
Dinorwig hydroelectric scheme
Dinorwig slate quarry
basinCountry United Kingdom
Wales
connectedTo Llyn Padarn
country Wales
drainsInto Afon Seiont via Afon Rhythallt
formedBy glacial activity
hasHistoricalUse cooling and process water for industry
supporting slate quarry operations
hasPrimaryInflow mountain streams
hasPrimaryOutflow Afon Rhythallt
hasScenicValue high
hasShoreFeature hydroelectric infrastructure
quarry tips
historicallyAssociatedWith slate quarrying
isTouristAttraction true
languageOfName Welsh
locatedAtBaseOf Dinorwig mountain
locatedBelow Llyn Padarn
locatedIn Gwynedd
Llanberis valley
linked to: Llanberis

North Wales
Snowdonia
locatedNear Llanberis
locatedOn edge of Llanberis
namedAfter Saint Peris
nameMeaning Peris Lake
near Dinorwig village
Llanberis
Llyn Padarn
Snowdon
partOf Afon Seiont catchment
Dinorwig pumped-storage system
Llanberis Pass valley system
landscape of Llanberis Pass approach
region Snowdonia National Park
linked to: Snowdonia
typeOfLake ribbon lake
usedAs lower reservoir for pumped-storage scheme
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
water storage
watercourse Afon Rhythallt

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Caernarfonshire contains Llyn Peris
Llanberis near Llyn Peris