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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 Alyn (Welsh: Afon Alun) is a tributary of the River Dee in north-east Wales. It rises at the southern end of the Clwydian hills and the Alyn Valley forms part of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main town on the river is Mold, the county town of Flintshire.
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 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.
The River Amman (Welsh: Afon Aman) is a river of south Wales, which joins the River Loughor at Pantyffynnon. The source of the Amman is on the Black Mountain . The river name is said to derived from the Welsh word banw "pig, piglet", reflecting the way in which it roots through the land like a pig. [ 1 ]
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 ...
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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 ]