Cwm Rheidol - Fish Ladder Traditional Cache
Cwm Rheidol - Fish Ladder
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NOT TO BE DONE AT NIGHT!
Please bring your own pen to sign the log book.
Parking available along the roadside near the Power Station, a short distance from the footpath entrance.
Please take all necessary precautions when on the road and by the river.
Please wear suitable footwear for walking on paths which can be slippery and muddy.
The River Rheidol is an integral part of the Rheidol hydro-electric scheme and also a breeding area for salmon and trout. The fish originally had to pass Trotter’s Falls to reach their spawning grounds but when the Falls were replaced by a new dam, weir and bridge nearby they included/constructed a special 'fish lift' to allow the fish to reach their old spawning grounds.
Upstream of the power station a 'fish ladder' was cut into the rock to bypass the Rheidol Falls and thus open up new spawning grounds to the fish. The fish ladder rises 6 metres and has 14 pools.
Brown and rainbow trout are reared at Cwm Rheidol in specially constructed tanks alongside the power station. Some of the brown trout are stocked into Cwm Rheidol reservoir.
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