As part of the 'You oughta see the water' series of caches you
will visit lakes and water features that are all interconnected and
together, drain over 60 square kilometres of land to provide water
for consumption and water for production of electricity!
The cache was originally going to be located next to the lake so
that you could visit the memorial for the plane crash. However,
whilst I was still in my planning stages and buying ammo boxes a
cache was placed there, so I've placed my cache 140 metres on to
ensure that it would get past by the reviewers. You really should
visit the memorial, it is very nearby at the following co-ords N53
09.730 W3 57.791.
The memorial exists because on the 9th of December, 1957, Flight
Lieutenant W. A. Bell and Flight Lieutenant K. C. F. Shelley were
killed when their English Electric (Avro built) Canberra B.Mk.2
WK129 being operated by the Radar Research Establishment at RAF
Pershore, crashed on Carnedd Llewelyn. The aircraft was being used
for trials in conjunction with a Ministry of Supply Radar unit
which was mounted on the summit of Drum about 4 miles from the
crash site. Indeed, on the walk up to the crash site, you will
notice many different parts of aluminium, landing gear and the main
bulk of the engine.
Please take your time to enjoy the solitude of this less visited
lake, and the views on your way up. This lake is just a pool where
some springs surface (northern end of lake), bogs start to form
into trickles and trickles make their way here. This pool then
empties into a river which eventually becomes Afon Eigiau (Eigiau
River) which then makes its way down to the lake that you walked
passed by the dam.
The cache is a large ammo box. I kindly request that TBs and
geocoins are NOT left here as it will not be one of the most
visited caches due to the remoteness and long walk in.
Nearest parking is located in Cwm Eigiau at the following
co-ords N53 10.717 W3 53.970.
 Dogs Allowed
 Steep Hike
 Scenic View
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The caches in the entire series are below.
You Oughta See the Water - Ffynnon Llugwy
You Oughta See the Water - Dolgarrog Dam Disaster
You Oughta See the Water - Cowlyd - Rear View
You Oughta See the Water - Cowlyd - Front View
You Oughta See the Water - Coedty Reservoir
You Oughta See the Water - Llyn Melyn
You Oughta See the Water - Llyn Eigiau
You Oughta See the Water - Dulyn
You Oughta See the Water - Ffynnon Llyfant
