| Broad Water | |
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| Broad Water, looking north-east. The outflow is to the left. | |
| Coordinates | 52°36′10″N 4°6′0″W / 52.60278°N 4.1°WCoordinates: 52°36′10″N 4°6′0″W / 52.60278°N 4.1°W |
| Lake type | Lagoon |
| Primary inflows | River Dysynni |
| Primary outflows | Cardigan Bay |
Broad Water, or Broadwater, is a salt water lagoon near Tywyn, Wales,[1] formed from the silted up estuary of the River Dysynni. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the estuary was used by the shipbuilding industry, as small sailing ships were launched to carry peat from the local peat bogs. This industry was abandoned in the nineteenth century when the estuary became too silted up, forming the lagoon.[2] The outflow of the lagoon flows beneath a railway bridge before entering Cardigan Bay.
The area is a haven for many wetland birds,[3] and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]
References
- ^ "Gwynedd locations". 2005. http://www.gwynedd.com/locations.php?l=24. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Rolt, L.T.C.. Railway Adventure. p. 3. ISBN 0330027832.
- ^ "Birdwatching in Snowdonia". http://www.snowdoniaguide.com/birdwatching.html. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Jäger, Jörg (February 2008). "How well do Protected Landscapes and Sites of Special Scientific Interest conserve Welsh biodiversity?". University of Applied Sciences. p. 30. http://www.biodiversitywales.org.uk/content/uploads/documents/Library/JJ%20Final%202007.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
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