Talybont Reservoir
Talybont Reservoir
Location	Brecon Beacons,Wales
Coordinates	51°51′40″N3°18′30″W / 51.86111°N 3.30833°W /51.86111; -3.30833
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	318 acres (129 ha)

Talybont Reservoir (Welsh:Cronfa Ddŵr Tal-y-bont) is the largest stillwaterreservoir in the centralBrecon Beacons at 318 acres (1.29 km²).Talybont-on-Usk is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream of the dam.

Construction of the current dam started in 1931 byNewport Corporation, and in 1939 the reservoir started supplyingNewport with treated water.^[1]

The reservoir is now owned byWelsh Water. In 2019 a £10 million modernisation took place, including upgrading the pipework inside the dam.^[2][3]

• Talybont Reservoir and Forest, Brecon Beacons National Park
• www.geograph.co.uk photos of Talybont reservoir and surrounding area
• Media related toTalybont Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons

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