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- Claerwen abstract "The Claerwen reservoir and dam in Powys, Wales, were the last additions to the Elan Valley Reservoirs system built to provide water for the increasingly demanding city of Birmingham, in neighbouring England. Built mainly of concrete, the exterior of the dam face is dressed stone. The dam itself is of a type called a gravity dam. This type of dam needs to be built upon solid foundations as the pressure of the reservoir behind should be in equilibrium with the total weight of the dam itself thus causing complete stability.The Claerwen dam was finished in 1952 and was given a late Victorian effect so that it blended in with the earlier dams in the valley. It was necessary to employ the services of Italian stonemasons as British ones were still at work in London during the post-war rebuilding process of the late 1940s. The dam took six years to complete and was almost twice the size of the other dams in the Elan valley. The Claerwen reservoir is almost the size of all the other reservoirs in the Elan Valley system combined. Officially commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1952, it was one of her first royal engagements.".
- Claerwen areaTotal "3688000.0".
- Claerwen location Wales.
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- Claerwen type Reservoir.
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- Claerwen area "3.688".
- Claerwen basinCountries "United Kingdom".
- Claerwen hasPhotoCollection Claerwen.
- Claerwen imageLake "Claerwen_Reservoir_&_Mountains.jpg".
- Claerwen lakeName "Claerwen Reservoir".
- Claerwen location Wales.
- Claerwen type Reservoir.
- Claerwen wordnet_type synset-lake-noun-1.
- Claerwen subject Category:Dams_in_Powys.
- Claerwen subject Category:Dams_in_Wales.
- Claerwen subject Category:Elenydd.
- Claerwen subject Category:Gravity_dams.
- Claerwen subject Category:Reservoirs_in_Powys.
- Claerwen subject Category:Reservoirs_in_Wales.
- Claerwen point "52.272222222222226 -3.688888888888889".
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- Claerwen type Dam103160309.
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- Claerwen type Wikidata:Q532.
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- Claerwen comment "The Claerwen reservoir and dam in Powys, Wales, were the last additions to the Elan Valley Reservoirs system built to provide water for the increasingly demanding city of Birmingham, in neighbouring England. Built mainly of concrete, the exterior of the dam face is dressed stone. The dam itself is of a type called a gravity dam.".
- Claerwen label "Claerwen".
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- Claerwen lat "52.272222222222226".
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- Claerwen depiction Track_alongside_Claerwen_Reservoir_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1441391.jpg.
- Claerwen isPrimaryTopicOf Claerwen.
- Claerwen name "Claerwen Reservoir".