Nant-y-moch Reservoir

{{Short description|Reservoir in Ceredigion, Wales}}

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| name = Nant y Moch

| image = Nant-y-moch reservoir looking North-East from Bryn Gwyn forest 22nd October 2024.jpg

| caption = dam spillway

| alt = A dam head and spillway with trees on the far side

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| location = Cambrian Mountains, Wales

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| type = reservoir

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| pushpin_map = Wales Ceredigion

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Nant-y-moch Reservoir ({{audio|Cy-Nant-y-Moch.ogg|Welsh pronunciation}}) is situated in the Cambrian Mountains in northern Ceredigion, Wales, near Pumlumon. The reservoir which flooded a part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters derives its name from a stream, the Nant-y-moch (in English = the pigs stream,), which formerly flowed into the River Rheidol at this spot. The dam is about three miles north of the village of Ponterwyd. The reservoir forms part of the Cwm Rheidol hydroelectric power scheme and the headwaters of the reservoir include the source of the River Rheidol. The Nant-y-moch component of the hydroelectric scheme has an installed capacity of 13 MW generated as the water from Nant-y-moch enters Dinas Reservoir.[https://www.statkraft.com/globalassets/1-statkraft-public/04-energy-sources/power-plants/brochures/12001-rheidol-power-station-brochure-8p-uk-single.pdf The Rheidol hydro-electric scheme]