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Lake · Wales

Llyn Tegid

159 m522 ft
Area
4.18 km²
Max depth
42 m
Tonight
6°CCloudy · Wind 21 km/h W

Llyn Tegid is a lake at 159 m above sea level in Wales, United Kingdom, 4.18 km² in area and 5.8 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
159 m
Length
5.8 km
Shoreline
16.2 km
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Lake

Llyn Tegid in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

5.8 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
16.2 km≈4 h to walk around
3D map

Llyn Tegid 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.8 × 7.8 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Llyn Tegid terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Llyn Tegid elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Llyn Tegid weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 6°C (43°F) · Wind 21 km/h W

Llyn Tegid forecast for about 159 m.

  • Tonight6°–21 km/h W
  • Today7°14°31.6 mm45 km/h W
  • Sun7°9°2.9 mm41 km/h W
  • Mon8°14°14.8 mm43 km/h SW
  • Tue9°11°8.2 mm37 km/h SW
  • Wed11°12°1.9 mm25 km/h W
  • Thu9°11°0.2 mm15 km/h S
  • Fri9°12°7.0 mm20 km/h SE
  • Sat6°10°0.6 mm15 km/h W
  • Sun5°7°4.1 mm17 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Llyn Tegid

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Llyn Tegid, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Pant Yr Onnen

    0.5 km SSE · +2 more within 1.4 km

  • Nearest parking

    0.9 km S

    +2 more within 1.4 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Plas Moel-y-Garnedd

    2.4 km N · +2 more within 4.3 km

  • Nearest hut

    Arenig Fawr

    7.1 km NW

All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Pant Yr OnnenCampsite0.5 km SSE
Parking0.9 km S
Parking1.1 km SW
Glanllyn LakesideCampsite1.3 km SW
Parking1.4 km NNE
Werngoch Caravan ParkCampsite1.4 km WSW
Plas Moel-y-GarneddCaravan site2.4 km N
Bryn GwynCaravan site4.2 km WSW
Pen Y Garth Lodge ParkCaravan site4.3 km ENE
Arenig FawrHut7.1 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 7.8 × 7.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 87% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
87.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
11.9%
Steep, 30–45°
1.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.1% of the 61 km² view
Relief in view
441 m low point 155 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 67.0%Trees 24.6%Water 6.9%Built-up 1.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.9 km; 131 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Eurasian Jackdaw8
  • Grey Heron6
  • Cuckooflower6
  • Black-headed Gull6
  • House Sparrow5
  • Purple foxglove5
Where it sits

Where Llyn Tegid sits

Region
Wales60United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Protected area
Eryri National Park5
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Llyn Tegid downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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GIS & GPS
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia