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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 Afon Alaw (English: River Alaw) is a river on Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn) in Wales which rises near Llanerch-y-medd and flows northwards into the reservoir of Llyn Alaw. Below the dam it then flows southwestwards to the island's west coast near Llanfachraeth. Its lower reaches, west of the A5025 road, are tidal. [1]
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.
Cardiff was the most heavily populated area in Wales with 2,482 people per square kilometre (6,428 per sq mile) while Powys had just 26. [42] A high proportion of the Welsh population lives in smaller settlements: nearly 20% live in villages of less than 1,500 persons compared with 10% in England.
River Neath (Welsh: Afon Nedd) is a river in south Wales running south west from the point at which its headwaters arising in the Brecon Beacons National Park converge to its mouth at Baglan Bay below Briton Ferry on the east side of Swansea Bay.
The River Dyfi (Welsh: Afon Dyfi; Welsh pronunciation:), also known as the River Dovey (/ ˈ d ʌ v i / DUH-vee), is an approximately 30-mile (48-kilometre) long river in Wales. [ 1 ] Its large estuary forms the boundary between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion , and its lower reaches have historically been considered the border between ...
The following is a list of estuaries of Wales. Wales's many estuaries are generally named for the principal river which enters the sea through them. [1] Those indicated thus * are listed at this reference. [2] Afan estuary* Alaw estuary* Artro estuary* Cefni estuary* Conwy estuary; Daugleddau estuary; Dee estuary* Dwyryd estuary (known as ...
The River Ely (Welsh: Afon Elái) is in South Wales flowing generally southeast, from Tonyrefail to Cardiff.. The river is about 24 miles (39 km) long. The Ely's numerous sources lie in the mountains to the south of Tonypandy, near the town of Tonyrefail, rising in the eastern slopes of Mynydd Penygraig and Mynydd y Gilfach and the western slopes of Mynydd Dinas (Williamstown), whose eastern ...