page_title: Llangorse Lake
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Llangorse Lake / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Llangorse lake viewed from Llangorse Mountain, South Wales
context_page_description: Llangorse Lake is the largest natural lake in Mid and South Wales, and is situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park, near the town of Brecon and the village of Llangors.
  The lake is famous for its coarse fishing, watersports, the afanc and has the only example of a crannog in Wales. Llangorse Lake is also one of the most mentioned sites in Welsh folklore. It is a site of international conservation importance.
  Due to the lake's long history of human activity, it has been known by several different names during its history, both in the Welsh language and in English: other names include the lake's original Welsh name, Llyn Syfaddon/Syfaddan, and Brycheiniog Mere. The name Llangorse Lake is comparatively recent.
context_section_description: Llangorse Lake is a eutrophic glacial lake with a 5 miles (8 km) circumference covering an area of 327 acres (1.32 km²). The lake is 1-mile (1.6 km) long and 505 feet (154 m) above sea level. The lake is sited between the basins of the River Wye to the north and the River Usk to the south, and occupies a glacially scoured rock basin partly enhanced by morainic debris. The Afon Llynfi provides the main input of water into the lake and continues as the lake overflow stream. The lake has a maximum depth of 7.5m.
caption: Llangorse Lake viewed from Mynydd Llangorse
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