Bala

Bala, the name of a market town and lake in the county of Merioneth, North Wales. The former is situated at the N. end of the lake, 17 miles from Dolgelly and 11 from Corwen. Bala Lake or Pool is 4 miles long by 1 mile broad, and has a depth of 100 feet. It is the chief source of the river Dee, and its shores are highly picturesque. The Bala Beds are in geology a well-marked series of Silurian rocks, having a thickness of several thousand feet, and consisting of sandstone, shales, and mudstones, with a band of calcareous nature very rich in fossils, and known as the Bala Limestone.