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River Length Notes (miles) (km) 1 River Severn: 220 354 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 ...
Afon Rheidol (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ei̯dɔl]; also known as the River Rheidol) is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, 19 miles (31 km) in length. The source is Plynlimon . Receiving an average annual rainfall of 40 inches (1.02 m), Plynlimon is also the source of both the Wye and the Severn .
The River Teifi (English: / ˈ t aɪ v i / TY-vee; Welsh: Afon Teifi, pronounced [ˈavɔn ˈtɛivɪ]), [citation needed] formerly anglicised as Tivy, [4] [5] forms the boundary for most of its length between the Welsh counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and for the final 3 miles (4.8 km) of its total length of 76 miles (122 km), the boundary between Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.
The River Vyrnwy (Welsh: Afon Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ]) flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England. The name derives from Severn , the river of which it is a tributary .
The length of the main river is 20.5 miles (33.0 km). Its catchment area covers 75 square miles (190 km 2 ). [ 2 ] Its source is a number of streams that include the Afon Diliw, located on the west slopes of Plynlimon on the border of Ceredigion and Powys in the Cambrian Mountains . [ 3 ]
The River Arrow (Welsh: Afon Arwy) is a river in the Welsh Marches, rising in Powys in Wales, then flowing into the English county of Herefordshire. [ 1 ] It rises near Gwaunceste Hill , then flows south-east through Newchuch and Michaelchurch-on-Arrow .
Below the bridge, the river plunges into Pwll Glas or the Blue Pool. [27] The river continues to flow south-westwards around the hamlet of Trefechan, and as it approaches Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, there is a tramway and leat on the east bank. The tramway was built in 1792, and was used to carry limestone to the Cyfarthfa Ironworks from Gurnos ...
The River Conwy (Welsh pronunciation:; Welsh: Afon Conwy) is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long and drains an area of 678 square km. [ 2 ] "Conwy" was formerly anglicised as "Conway."