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Longest river in the United Kingdom; leaves Wales after 48 miles (77 km). 2 River Wye: 135 217 Forms the Wales-England border for much of its length. 3 River Teme: 81 130 Entirely in England after 12 miles (19 km). 4 River Usk: 78 126 [3] Longest river entirely in Wales according to some sources. [4] 5 River Tywi: 75 121 6 River Teifi: 73 117 ...
The river rises on the southern slopes of Mynydd Llangatwg) then heads south-east through Clydach Dingle past It then enters the spectacular Clydach Gorge , dropping about 300 metres (1,000 ft) to Gilwern and its confluence with the River Usk ( 51°49′58″N 3°06′03″W / 51.8329°N 3.1007°W / 51.8329; -3.1007 ( River Clydach,
The Afon Colwyn (English: River Colwyn) is a small river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, a tributary of the Afon Glaslyn.. The River Colwyn above Beddgelert. It has its source on the south-western flank of Snowdon.
Welsh River Names. In Welsh , Afon means River, and Nant means Stream. So all waterways beginning with River , Afon and Nant are classified by the second word of their name.
Afon Mawddach (Welsh for 'River Mawddach') is a river in Gwynedd, Wales, which has its source in a wide area north of Dduallt in Snowdonia. It is 28 miles (45 km) in length, and is much branched; many of the significant tributaries are of a similar size to the main river.
Although the spoken form in the local North Wales dialect is Ogwan (with an A), and it has also recently been shown that Ogwan is an original form of the name; the form Ogwen is believed to have been mistakenly adopted as a kind of back-formation, because many words ending in -en become -an in the north Wales dialect. The name of the river is ...
The River Clwyd (/ ˈ k l uː ɪ d / KLOO-id; Welsh: Afon Clwyd, pronounced) is a river in Wales that rises in the Clocaenog Forest (grid reference) 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Corwen. Its total length is 35 mi (56 km).
The river flows south-west and then south and finally south-east for about 9 miles (14 km) to its confluence with the River Tawe at Ystalyfera. Tributaries include the Nant Gwys and the Nant Llynfell. [2] Settlements on the lower section of the river include Ystradowen, Cwm-twrch-uchaf, Cwm-twrch-isaf and Gurnos.