Bala, Gwynedd, Wales

Lake Bala

Bala Lake

Bala Lake (pictured above) was the largest natural body of water in Wales prior to the level being raised by Thomas Telford to help support the flow of the Ellesmere Canal. It is 4 miles long by 1 mile wide. It is said that Bala Lake covers an old town.

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Bala (Welsh: Y Bala) is a market town in Gwynedd, Wales.

Formerly an urban district, Bala lies within the historic county of Merionethshire. It lies at the north end of Bala Lake (Welsh: Llyn Tegid), 17 miles northeast of Dolgellau.

Pictured is Lake Bala courtesy of Necrothesp. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.