Llyn Tegid
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| Llyn Tegid | ||
| Geographical location | Wales | |
| Tributaries | Dee | |
| Drain | Dee | |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 53 '22 " N , 3 ° 37' 23" W | |
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| length | 6.4 km | |
| width | 1.6 km | |
| Maximum depth | 42 m | |
Llyn Tegid , engl. Bala Lake , is the largest natural body of water in Wales and lies on the eastern border of Snowdonia National Park . The lake is 6.4 km long, 1.6 km wide, up to 42 m deep and is traversed by the Dee . The town of Bala, with a population of almost 2,000, is on the north bank . The narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway runs along the lake .
Llyn Tegid is notorious for sudden floods. In its deep, clear waters live pike , perch , trout , eel and the gwyniad ( Coregonus pennantii ), which only occurs here .
In Welsh mythology , the water spirit Tegid Foel is named as the eponymous deity for the lake . According to a local legend, there is said to be a monster in the lake, which the Welsh national hero Owain Glyndŵr describes as the “yellow Christian eater ” and which is said to have sunk a horse for him before the battle of Pumlumon .
