This is a list of rivers of Wales, organised
geographical
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ly. It is taken anti-clockwise from the
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary ( cy, Aber Dyfrdwy) is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles ...
to the
M48 Bridge that separates the estuary of the
River Wye
The River Wye (; cy, Afon Gwy ) is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of Wal ...
from the
River Severn
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Tributaries
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
are listed down the page in an upstream direction, starting with those closest to the sea. The
main stem
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(or principal) river of a catchment is given, left-bank tributaries are indicated by (L), and right-bank tributaries by (R). Note that, in general usage, the 'left (or right) bank of a river' refers to the left (or right) hand bank as seen when looking downstream. Where a named river is formed by the confluence of two differently named rivers, these are labelled as (Ls) and (Rs) for the left and right forks. A prime example is the formation of the
River Taff
The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the R ...
from the Taf Fawr and the Taf Fechan at
Cefn Coed-y-cymmer
Cefn-coed-y-cymmer () is a small community on the northwestern edge of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. It is situated in the neck of land between the rivers Taf Fawr and Taf Fechan at their confluence (Welsh: 'cymer'). The village lies ...
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The list includes more or less every watercourse named on
Ordnance Survey
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main river
Main rivers () are a statutory type of watercourse in England and Wales, usually larger streams and rivers, but also some smaller watercourses. A main river is designated by being marked as such on a main river map, and can include any structure o ...
s of
Wales
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(as defined by
Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources Wales ( cy, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, which became operational from 1 April 2013, when it took over the management of the natural resources of Wales. It was formed from a merger of the Count ...
). Difficulties arise otherwise in determining what should and what should not be included.
Certain names are encountered frequently and particular care should be taken to differentiate between the various occurrences of Clydach, Clywedog and of Dulas for example as well as those whose names refer perhaps to the colour of their waters e.g. Afon ''Goch'' (''red'' river), Afon ''Ddu'' (''black/dark'' river) and Afon ''Wen'' (''white/light'' river).
Mainland rivers flowing into Liverpool Bay
''From
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary ( cy, Aber Dyfrdwy) is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles ...
to
Garth Pier
Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles.
Construction
Designed by J.J. Webster of Westminster, London, the pier has ...
,
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor (; ) is a cathedral city and community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated ...
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Dee catchment
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River Dee, Wales
The River Dee ( cy, Afon Dyfrdwy, la, Deva Fluvius) is a river in the United Kingdom. It flows through parts of both Wales and England, forming part of the border between the two countries.
The river rises in Snowdonia, Wales, flows east via ...
(Afon Dyfrdwy)
** Nant-y-fflint (L) (flows into
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary ( cy, Aber Dyfrdwy) is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several miles ...
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** Wepre Brook (L) (flows into Dee Estuary)
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Aldford Brook
Aldford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldford and Saighton, in the county of Cheshire, England. (). The village is approximately to the south of Chester, on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins ...
(R) (wholly in England)
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River Alyn
The River Alyn ( cy, Afon Alun) is a tributary of the River Dee, in north-east Wales. The River Alyn 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 Nat ...
(L) (Afon Alun / River Alun)
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River Cegidog
The River Cegidog () is a river in north-east Wales. It flows mainly through Flintshire but towards the end of its course it forms the border between Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough.
Its source lies in the hills of southernmost Flintshire ...
(R) (Afon Cegidog)
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Nant-y-Ffrith
Nant-y-Ffrith refers to a stream and the wooded valley through which it flows on the border between Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough in Wales. The stream begins in moorland to the east of Llandegla. It passes Bwlchgwyn village before ente ...
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River Terrig
The River Terrig ( cy, Afon Terrig) is a small river in north-east Wales.
The river rises at Llyn Cyfynwy near Graianrhyd village in the community of Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, about three miles from the source of the River Alyn.''Cambr ...
(R) (Afon Terrig)
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Worthenbury Brook (R)
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Emral Brook (Ls)
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Wych Brook
The Wych Brook, Worthenbury Brook and Red Brook, formerly known as the River Elfe, is a tributary of the River Dee in England and Wales, forming part of both the historic and present-day border between the two countries. The stream forms part ...
(Rs) (formerly known as the "River Elfe")
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Red Brook
Red Brook is a minor river in Greater Manchester in North West England.
Rising at the confluence of Caldwell Brook and Sinderland Brook at Covershaw Bridge near Sinderland Green, the river runs north west towards Partington, where it runs into ...
(L)
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River Clywedog
The River Clywedog is a river in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its uses have been watering crops, powering industrial machinery but is now used as walking trails or geography trips. The river originates to the west of Wrexham, and joins the ...
(L) (Afon Clywedog)
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River Gwenfro
The River Gwenfro ( cy, Afon Gwenfro) is a small river in Wrexham County Borough, north Wales. It is a tributary of the Clywedog.''Rand McNally encyclopedia of world rivers'', 1980, p.167 The name Gwenfro is possibly derived from the Welsh lang ...
(L) (Afon Gwenfro)
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Glanyrafon Brook
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(R)
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Black Brook (R) (Afon Ddu)
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Shell Brook
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(R)
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River Ceiriog
The River Ceiriog ( cy, Afon Ceiriog) is an long river in north east Wales, whose name may derive from a term meaning "favoured one". It is a tributary of the River Dee. It rises at an altitude of around on the south east slopes of Moel Ffern ...
(R) (Afon Ceiriog) (head of river is Ceiriog Ddu)
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River Teirw
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...
(L) (Afon Teirw)
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Nant Sarffle (R)
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Nant Cwm-y-geifr (R)
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Nant Cwm-llawenog (R)
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Nant Rhydwilym (R)
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River Eitha
The River Eitha ( cy, Afon Eitha) is a small river in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is part of the River Dee catchment. Its name was probably derived from the Welsh word ''eithaf'' - "extremity", "farthest".
Sir Cyril Fox, in his surveys o ...
(L) (Afon Eitha)
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Eglwyseg River
The Eglwyseg valley is an area to the north east of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales; it is within the boundaries of Llantysilio Community. The name also refers to a widely scattered hamlet in the valley.
Formerly the old township of Eglwysegl ...
(L)
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Afon Morwynion
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(L)
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River Alwen
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(L) (Afon Alwen)
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Afon Ceirw
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Merddwr (R) (known as Nant Lleidiog upstream)
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Afon Medrad
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Afon Brenig
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(L)
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Afon Trystion
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(R)
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Afon Llynor
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(R)
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Afon Ceidiog (R)
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Hirnant (R)
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Afon Tryweryn
The Tryweryn is a river in the north of Wales which starts at Llyn Tryweryn in the Snowdonia National Park and after joins the river Dee at Bala. One of the main tributaries of the Dee, it was dammed in 1965 to form Llyn Celyn, drowning the ...
(L) (River Tryweryn)
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Afon Mynach (Dee)
The Afon Mynach ( en, River Mynach) is a small river in Ceredigion, Wales.
Its source is at the meeting of two smaller rivers, the Nant Rhuddnant and the Afon Merin. Both of these streams have their sources in lakes high on the Cambrian Mountain ...
(L)
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Afon Hesgyn (L)
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Afon Gelyn
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(L) (flows into
Llyn Celyn
Llyn Celyn () is a reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly long by wide, and has a maximum depth of . It has the capacity to hold of water.
It was originally ...
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Nant Aberderfel (R) (flows into Llyn Celyn)
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Afon Llafar
: ''For the river which flows into Bala Lake see Afon Llafar (Dee)''
Afon Llafar is a river in the Carneddau, Snowdonia. It rises where many streams flow down the slopes of Yr Elen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Dafydd to join together in the va ...
(L) (flows into
Bala Lake
Bala Lake ( cy, Llyn Tegid ) is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee, which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia, feeds the long by wide lake. It was the largest natural body o ...
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Afon Twrch
The Afon Twrch is a river which rises in the Black Mountain in south Wales. It forms the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire (currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys) and Carmarthenshire and, downstream of ...
(R)
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Afon Lliw (L)
Clwyd catchment
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River Clwyd
The River Clwyd (Welsh: ''Afon Clwyd'') is a river in Wales that rises in the Clocaenog Forest () northwest of Corwen. Its total length is .
It flows due south until, at Melin-y-wig, it veers north-eastwards, tracking the A494 and passing t ...
(Afon Clwyd)
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Afon Gele
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(L)
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River Elwy
The River Elwy (''Afon Elwy'' in Welsh) is a river in Wales forming a tributary to the River Clwyd. The source of the river is sometimes said to be on the northern flank of Moel Seisiog, south-east of Llanrwst, at Ordnance Survey grid reference S ...
(L) (Afon Elwy)(Also known as Afon Cledwen above the village of Llangernyw)
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Afon Meirchion (R)
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River Aled
The River Aled, a small river near Conwy County Borough, flows into River Elwy.
The river originates at Llyn Aled on Mynydd Hiraethog to the right of the village Llansannan. It flows through Llyn Aled Isaf and then towards the north through L ...
(R)
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Afon Gallen
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(Ls)
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River Wheeler
The River Wheeler (Welsh: ''Afon Chwiler'') is a tributary of the River Clwyd in north-east Wales. Rising on the east side of the Clwydian Range, it is a "misfit stream" occupying a deep valley cutting westwards through the range into the Vale o ...
(R) (Afon Chwiler)
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Afon Ystrad (R)
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River Clywedog (Clwyd)
The River Clywedog is a river in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its uses have been watering crops, powering industrial machinery but is now used as walking trails or geography trips. The river originates to the west of Wrexham, and joins the ...
(L) (Afon Clywedog) (Not to be confused with the Dee tributary of the same name)
Conwy catchment
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River Conwy
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(Afon Conwy)
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Afon Gyffin
The Afon Gyffin ("River Gyffin") is a river in Conwy County Borough.
Geography
The river runs into the River Conwy close to Conwy Castle.
An area of ancient semi-natural woodland exists close to the Afon Gyffin, called Coed Merchlyn.
The geo ...
(L)
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Afon Roe
The Afon Roe is a small river in Snowdonia in north-west Wales.
Its tributary is the Afon Tafolog, which drains the eastern slopes of Drum, a mountain in the Carneddau range.
The river flows through the village of Rowen before joining the Riv ...
(L) (known as Afon Tafolog in upper reaches)
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Afon Dulyn
Afon Dulyn (English : ''River Dulyn)'' is the outflow from Llyn Dulyn, a lake in the Carneddau mountains in north-west Wales. It is a tributary of the river Conwy.
Just below Afon Dulyn the river is joined by Afon Melynllyn, a small river flow ...
(L)
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Afon Ddu (L)
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Afon Garreg-wen
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(L)
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Ffrwd Cerriguniawn (L)
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Afon Melynllyn
Afon Melynllyn is the outflow from Llyn Melynllyn, a lake in the Carneddau mountains in north-west Wales. It is a tributary of Afon Dulyn, itself a tributary of the river Conwy
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(R)
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Afon Porth-llwyd
Afon Porth-llwyd is a river in Snowdonia in north-west Wales. It flows from Llyn Eigiau on the south-eastern edge of the Carneddau range to join the river Conwy.
Its waters are trapped at Coedty reservoir before flowing down to pass under Pont ...
(L)
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Afon Eigiau
Afon Eigiau is a small river in the Carneddau mountains in Snowdonia, in north-west Wales, which flows down Cwm Eigiau and into Llyn Eigiau.
It is fed by smaller streams which flow down the slopes of neighbouring Foel Grach
Foel Grach i ...
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Afon Ddu (L)
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Afon Crafnant
The Afon Crafnant ( en, italic=yes, River Crafnant) is a tributary of the River Conwy (''Afon Conwy'' in Welsh), which is the main river of the Conwy valley in north-west Wales.
It flows from picturesque Llyn Crafnant, joining the river Con ...
(L)
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Afon Geirionydd
The River Geirionydd (''Afon Geirionydd'' in Welsh) is a river in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a tributary of the River Crafnant (''Afon Crafnant''), which flows over the Fairy Falls waterfall in Trefriw, and thence on into the River Conwy ( ...
(R)
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Afon Gallt y Gwg
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(R)
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Nant y Goron (R)
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Afon Llugwy
River Llugwy (Welsh: ''Afon Llugwy'') is a tributary of the River Conwy, and has its source at Ffynnon Llugwy, a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia in north-west Wales.
Location and catchment area
The average annual rai ...
(L)
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Nantygwryd
Dyffryn Mymbyr is a valley in Snowdonia, in north-west Wales, approximately in length, and leading up from Capel Curig to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel.
The river Nantygwryd, originally called Y Mymbyr in Llywelyn the Great's charter of 1198, starts ...
(R)
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Afon Lledr
The ( en, River Lledr, italic=yes) is a river in north-west Wales and the second major tributary of the River Conwy. It is about 10 miles or 16 km long, and flows in a generally easterly direction.
The has its source on the eastern slo ...
(L)
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Afon Wybrnant
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Afon Maesgwm
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(R)
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Afon Ystumiau
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(L)
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Afon Machno
River Machno ( cy, Afon Machno) is a river in Snowdonia in north-west Wales. It is the first major tributary of the River Conwy, which it joins south of Betws-y-coed, past the Pandy Falls and the Machno Falls.
It has its source in the slopes at ...
(L)
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Afon Glasgwm (L)
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Afon Iwrch (R)
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Afon Eidda
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(L)
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Merddwr (R)
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Afon Caletwr
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(R)
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Afon Serw
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(R)
Simple coastal catchments
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Afon Gyrach
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Afon Ddu
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Afon Glan-sais
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(L)
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Afon Maes-y-bryn
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(R)
Aber catchment
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Afon Aber
The Afon Aber is a small river in Gwynedd that enters Liverpool Bay on the coast of North Wales at Abergwyngregyn, . It rises in the Carneddau mountains on the northern watersheds of Drum, Foel Fras and Garnedd Uchaf and the eastern watersheds ...
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Afon Anafon
The Anafon River, or Afon Anafon, is a river in Gwynedd, Wales, that flows into the Afon Aber.
It originates on the slopes of Foel-fras and the Drum of the Carneddau. It flows into Glyn Anafon. then north-west along the Anafon Valley, flowing ...
(Rs)
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Afon Rhaeadr Fawr
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Afon Rhaeadr Bach (Ls)
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Afon Gam
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Afon Goch
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(Rs)
Ogwen catchment
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Afon Ogwen
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The Afon Ogwen (; ; Welsh, meaning River Ogwen in English) is a river in north-west Wales draining from some of the greatest peaks in Snowdonia before discharging to the sea on the eastern side of Bangor, Gwynedd.
Etymology
Although the spo ...
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Afon Caseg
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Afon Llafar
: ''For the river which flows into Bala Lake see Afon Llafar (Dee)''
Afon Llafar is a river in the Carneddau, Snowdonia. It rises where many streams flow down the slopes of Yr Elen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Dafydd to join together in the va ...
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Afon Denau
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(flows into
Llyn Ogwen
Llyn Ogwen (; ) is a ribbon lake in north-west Wales. It lies alongside the A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau. Somewhat unusually, the county boundary at this point is drawn so that the lake itsel ...
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Nant Gwern y Gof (L)
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Afon Lloer (flows into
Llyn Ogwen
Llyn Ogwen (; ) is a ribbon lake in north-west Wales. It lies alongside the A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau. Somewhat unusually, the county boundary at this point is drawn so that the lake itsel ...
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Cegin catchment
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River Cegin
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(Afon Cegin)
Adda catchment
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River Adda (Afon Adda)
Isle of
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...
rivers
Anticlockwise from
Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge ( cy, Porthaethwy; usually referred to colloquially as Y Borth) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas T ...
/ Porthaethwy
Minor coastal catchments
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Afon Cadnant
The Afon Cadnant ( en, River Cadnant) is a small river on Anglesey, North Wales, which drains to the Menai Strait about 1 km north-east of the Menai Suspension Bridge. The river drains a largely agricultural area from Llandegfan to Llansadw ...
(River Cadnant)
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Nant Meigan
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Lleiniog
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Afon Nodwydd
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Afon y Marchogion
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Afon Lligwy
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Nant Perfedd
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Afon Goch
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(Dulas)
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Nant y Beddyw
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Afon Bryn Gwyn
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Afon Goch
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(Amlwch)
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Afon Wygyr
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Gwter Fudr
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Afon Alaw
The Afon Alaw ( en, 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 L ...
(River Alaw)
Crigyll catchment
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Afon Crigyll
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Afon Caradog
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Ffraw catchment
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Afon Ffraw
The Afon Ffraw is a short river on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It arises at Llyn Coron and flows southwest for two miles along the northwestern margin of Twyn Aberffraw ('Aberffraw dunes') via the village of Aberffraw to Aberffraw Bay on the islan ...
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Afon Frechwen
The Afon Ffraw is a short river on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It arises at Llyn Coron and flows southwest for two miles along the northwestern margin of Twyn Aberffraw ('Aberffraw dunes') via the village of Aberffraw to Aberffraw Bay on the islan ...
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Afon Gwna
The Afon Ffraw is a short river on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It arises at Llyn Coron and flows southwest for two miles along the northwestern margin of Twyn Aberffraw ('Aberffraw dunes') via the village of Aberffraw to Aberffraw Bay on the islan ...
(flows into
Llyn Coron
The Afon Ffraw is a short river on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It arises at Llyn Coron and flows southwest for two miles along the northwestern margin of Twyn Aberffraw ('Aberffraw dunes') via the village of Aberffraw to Aberffraw Bay on the isla ...
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Cefni catchment
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Afon Cefni
Afon Cefni is one of the major rivers on the island of Anglesey, Wales. It is long. Its source is near to the village of Capel Coch, before flowing through Bodffordd and into Llyn Cefni in the centre of the island. It continues to run south thr ...
(River Cefni)
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Afon Newydd
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Afon Ceint
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Afon Erddreiniog
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(L) (flows into
Cefni Reservoir
Llyn Cefni is a small reservoir in the centre of Anglesey, Wales which is managed by Welsh Water and Hamdden Ltd, while the fishery is managed by the Cefni Angling Association. The reservoir is located just northwest of the island's county town ...
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Braint (i) catchment
The Afon Braint bifurcates near
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (), is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey, Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. Both shortened (Llanfa ...
to form two different watercourses.
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Afon Braint
Afon Braint ( en, River Braint) is a small tidal river on Anglesey, North Wales. There is a series of stepping stones near the village of Dwyran, and a Grade II bridge near Penmynydd. Until recently, there was an electoral ward named after the ...
(River Braint, Dwyran)
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Afon Rhyd y Valley
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Braint (ii) catchment
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Afon Braint
Afon Braint ( en, River Braint) is a small tidal river on Anglesey, North Wales. There is a series of stepping stones near the village of Dwyran, and a Grade II bridge near Penmynydd. Until recently, there was an electoral ward named after the ...
(LlanfairPG)
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Afon Rhyd Eilian (L)
''Note "Afon Menai", known as the "
Menai Strait
The Menai Strait ( cy, Afon Menai, the "river Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. It varies in width from from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to from ...
" in English, is not technically a river, despite its Welsh name.''.
Mainland rivers flowing into the
Menai Strait
The Menai Strait ( cy, Afon Menai, the "river Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. It varies in width from from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to from ...
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Caernarfon Bay
Caernarfon Bay (occasionally Caernarvon Bay) is an inlet of the Irish Sea defined by the Llŷn peninsula and Anglesey.
The gentle coastline surrounding it is home to villages including Nefyn, Pistyll, Trefor, Gwynedd, Trefor, Llithfaen , and ...
''From
Bangor Pier to the tip of the
Llŷn Peninsula
The Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn or , ) extends into the Irish Sea from North West Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and historic region and local authority area of Gwynedd. Mu ...
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Seiont catchment
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Afon Seiont
Afon Seiont (Welsh, meaning ''River Seiont'' in English) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales which runs into the Menai Strait.
Its source is the outflow of Llyn Padarn near Llanberis, and it flows out in a generally northwest direction. Between the ...
(River Seiont) (known as Afon Rhythallt above Pont-Rhythallt)
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Afon Nant Peris
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(flows into Llyn Peris)
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Afon Arddu
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Gwyrfai catchment
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Afon Gwyrfai
The Afon Gwyrfai is a short river in Gwynedd, Wales. For half of its length it flows through Snowdonia National Park. Exiting Llyn y Gader it flows north through the small village of Rhyd-ddu to enter the southeastern end of Llyn Cwellyn. Downstr ...
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Afon Carrog
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Afon Rhŷd (R)
Simple coastal catchments
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Afon Llifon
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Afon Llyfni
The Afon Llyfni is a small river in North Wales which arises as Nant Drws y Coed between Mynydd Mawr and Mynydd Drws-y-Coed just to the west of Snowdon.
The main river forms at the outlet of the Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and flows past the great sl ...
, Lleyn
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Afon Desach
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Afon Hen
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Nant Gwrtheyrn
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.
It is sometimes referred to as 'the Nant' and is named after the valley wh ...
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Afon Geirch
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Afon Amwlch
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Afon Pen-y-graig
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Rivers flowing into
Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Bay ( cy, Bae Ceredigion) is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales.
Geograp ...
''From the tip of the
Llŷn Peninsula
The Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn or , ) extends into the Irish Sea from North West Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and historic region and local authority area of Gwynedd. Mu ...
to
St. David's Head''
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Afon Saint
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Daron catchment
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Afon Daron
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Afon Cyllyfelin
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Soch catchment
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Afon Soch
The Afon Soch is a short river on the Llŷn peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. It arises to the north of the village of Sarn Meyllteyrn, through which it then flows, turning southeast towards Botwnnog. Beyond Botwnnog it is joined by its main left-bank t ...
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Afon Horon
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Rhyd-hir catchment etc
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Afon Rhyd-hir
The Afon Erch is a short river on the Llŷn peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. It arises on the slopes of Bwlch Mawr, flowing south and southwest towards the hamlet of Llwyndyrys where it turns abruptly eastwards and curves around to the south, passing ...
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Afon Penrhos
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Afon Erch
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Afon Wen
Afon Wen is a small hamlet on the Llŷn peninsula in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd.
Location
It is located at the mouth of the Afon Wen river, half a mile from the village of Chwilog and midway between Pwllheli and Cricieth.
History ...
Dwyfor catchment
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Afon Dwyfor
The Afon Dwyfor is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, in total the river is in length. It rises in Cwm Dwyfor at the head of Cwm Pennant, gathers to itself numerous streams which drain the surrounding mountains from Mynydd Graig Goch in the ...
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Afon Dwyfach
The Afon Dwyfor is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, in total the river is in length. It rises in Cwm Dwyfor at the head of Cwm Pennant, gathers to itself numerous streams which drain the surrounding mountains from Mynydd Graig Goch in the ...
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Afon Henwy
The Afon Dwyfor is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, in total the river is in length. It rises in Cwm Dwyfor at the head of Cwm Pennant, gathers to itself numerous streams which drain the surrounding mountains from Mynydd Graig Goch in the ...
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Glaslyn catchment
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Afon Glaslyn
The Afon Glaslyn (English, ''River Glaslyn'') is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. While not of great significance in terms of its length (about ), it is one of Gwynedd's primary rivers, and has greatly influenced the landscape in which it ...
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Afon Dylif
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Afon Croesor
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Nantmor
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales.
The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modernmost old documentfrom the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor.
It ...
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Afon Colwyn
The Afon Colwyn ( en, River Colwyn, italic=yes) is a small river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, a tributary of the Afon Glaslyn.
It has its source on the south-western flank of Snowdon. It first flows west to cross the A4085 Caernarfon to Bed ...
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Afon Llynedno
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Afon Dwyryd
The River Dwyryd ( cy, Afon Dwyryd, meaning a river of two fords) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales which flows principally westwards; draining to the sea into Tremadog Bay, south of Porthmadog.
Geography
The Dwyryd rises in the hills to the north of ...
(Headwaters are disputed to be the Afon Goedol)
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Afon y Glyn
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Afon Prysor
The River Dwyryd ( cy, Afon Dwyryd, meaning a river of two fords) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales which flows principally westwards; draining to the sea into Tremadog Bay, south of Porthmadog.
Geography
The Dwyryd rises in the hills to the north of ...
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Afon Cynfal
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Afon Teigl
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Afon Bowydd
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Afon Tafarn Helyg
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Artro catchment
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Afon Artro
The River Artro ( cy, Afon Artro) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales.
It is about long and has its source at Llyn Cwm Bychan below Rhinog Fawr and Moel Ysgyfarnogod. It flows westwards from its source and is joined by the Afon Cwmnantcol at Pentr ...
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Afon Cwmnantcol
The River Cwmnantcol (''Afon Cwmnantcol'' in Welsh) is a river in North Wales.
It is about long and has its source at the head of Cwm Nantcol below Rhinog Fawr and Y Llethr
Y Llethr is the highest mountain in the Rhinogydd range o ...
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Ysgethin catchment
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Afon Ysgethin
The Afon Ysgethin is a short river in Gwynedd, Wales. Flowing entirely within Snowdonia National Park it rises beneath the peaks of Y Llethr and Diffwys within the Rhinogs mountain range and runs in a generally ESE direction towards Cardigan Ba ...
Mawddach catchment
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Afon Mawddach
The Afon Mawddach ( en, River Mawddach, italic=yes) 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 tribut ...
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Afon Dwynant
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Afon Gwynant
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Afon Cwm-llechen (R)
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Afon Cwm-mynach
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Afon Wnion
The River Wnion is a river in the southeast of Gwynedd, Wales. It begins high on the slopes of Aran Benllyn about five miles south of Lanuwchllyn and flows south-west into the River Mawddach near Cymer Abbey. It flows past several villages, inc ...
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Afon Clywedog
The Afon Clywedog is an upland headwater tributary of the River Severn in Powys, Wales. It is approximately 29 km long and has its source on the flanks of Plynlimon and has its confluence with the Severn in Llanidloes. The annual rainfall ...
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Afon Celynog (L)
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Afon Wen
Afon Wen is a small hamlet on the Llŷn peninsula in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd.
Location
It is located at the mouth of the Afon Wen river, half a mile from the village of Chwilog and midway between Pwllheli and Cricieth.
History ...
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Afon Gamlan
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Afon Eden
Afon Eden is a tributary river than runs into the Afon Mawddach in Gwynedd, Wales.
It is a protected river because it is one of the few breeding grounds for freshwater pearl mussel
The freshwater pearl mussel (''Margaritifera margaritifera'' ...
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Afon Crawcwellt
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Afon Gain
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Dysynni catchment
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Afon Dysynni
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Afon Fathew
The Afon Fathew ( en, River Mathew/Fathew) is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The river is downstream from the Dolgoch Falls which is a popular nature site, and is followed for much of its course by the Talyllyn Railway.
Name
The bas ...
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Afon Cadair
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Nant Gwernol (L)
Dyfi catchment
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River Dyfi
The River Dyfi ( cy, Afon Dyfi; ), also known as the River Dovey (; ), is an approximately long river in Wales.
Its large estuary forms the boundary between the counties of Gwynedd and Ceredigion, and its lower reaches have historically been c ...
(River Dovey)
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Afon Leri
The Afon Leri ( en, River Leri) is a river in Ceredigion, Wales. It rises at Llyn Craig-y-Pistyll and is joined at Talybont by Afon Ceulan before passing behind Borth to its mouth in the Dyfi estuary at Ynyslas.
The river once flowed into Ca ...
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Afon Ceulan
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Afon Einion
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Afon Llyfnant
The River Llyfnant ( cy, Afon Llyfnant) is a short river in Ceredigion, on the west coast of Wales. The river rises in the mountains south of Machynlleth, reaches the hill walk of Uwch Garreg and then plunges over a series of waterfalls known ...
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Afon Dulas
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
(R) (North Dulas)
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Afon Deri
The Afon Deri (sometimes known as the ''Afon Corris'') is a river in Mid Wales. It flows from the eastern flank of Mynydd Ty-Glas down to Corris, where it joins the Afon Dulas that flows south to the Afon Dyfi.
The river passes through the vil ...
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Nant Ceiswyn
The Nant Ceiswyn (sometimes known as the ''Afon Ceiswyn'') is a small river in Mid Wales. It flows from the northern flank of Mynydd Dolgoed down to Pont Cymerau, north-east of Aberllefenni. Here it joins the Nant Llwydiarth to form the Afon Dula ...
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Afon Dulas
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
(L) (South Dulas)
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Afon Twymyn
The Afon Twymyn ( en, River Twymyn, italic=yes) is a river in Powys, Mid Wales.
From its source at the 40-metre high Ffrwd Fawr waterfall and head of the Pennant Valley near Dylife the river flows through Llanbrynmair before joining the Rive ...
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Afon Rhiwsaeson
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Afon Laen
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Afon Angell
The Afon Angell is a river in Gwynedd, Mid Wales.
The river flows eastwards from its source on the eastern flank of Mynydd Dolgoed, joining the Afon Dyfi at the small village of Aberangell. The river was known for its salmon and trout fish ...
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Afon Cleifion
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Afon Dugoed
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Afon Tafolog
The Afon Tafolog is a small river in Snowdonia in north-west Wales. It is fed by a number of streams which drain the eastern slopes of Drum, a mountain in the Carneddau range.
It is a tributary of Afon Roe which then flows through the village of R ...
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Afon Cerist (R)
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Afon Cywarch
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Clarach catchment
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Afon Clarach
The Afon Clarach ( en, River Clarach) is a small river discharging into Cardigan Bay north of Aberystwyth. It flows through a largely agricultural and forested landscape except in its lowest reaches where its banks are crowded with holiday devel ...
(formed at the confluence of
Afon Stewi and
Nant Silo)
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Bowstreet Brook (R)
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Afon Peithyll
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Rheidol catchment
*
River Rheidol
The Afon Rheidol is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, in length. The source is Plynlimon. Receiving an average annual rainfall of , Plynlimon is also the source of both the Wye and the Severn.
Geography and geology
The Rheidol rises in the headw ...
(Afon Rheidol)
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Afon Melindwr
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River Mynach
The Afon Mynach ( en, River Mynach) is a small river in Ceredigion, Wales.
Its source is at the meeting of two smaller rivers, the Nant Rhuddnant and the Afon Merin. Both of these streams have their sources in lakes high on the Cambrian Mountai ...
(L) (Afon Mynach)
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Afon Merin
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Nant Rhuddnant (Ls)
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Afon Castell
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Afon Llechwedd Mawr
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(flows into
Nant y Moch Reservoir)
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Afon Lluestgota (R)
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Afon Hengwm
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(flows into Nant y Moch Reservoir)
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Afon Hyddgen
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Nant-y-moch (stream flowing into Nant-y-moch Reservoir)
Ystwyth catchment
*
River Ystwyth
The River Ystwyth (; cy, Afon Ystwyth "winding river") is a river in Ceredigion, Wales. The length of the main river is . Its catchment area covers . Its source is a number of streams that include the Afon Diliw, located on the west slopes of ...
(Afon Ystwyth)
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Afon Fâd
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Afon Llanfihangel
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Nant Cynon (Ls)
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Afon Magwr
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Nant Freuo (L)
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Nant Pant-yr-Haidd (R)
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Nant Cwmtarw (L)
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Nant Cwm-nel (L)
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Nant Cilmeddu (L)
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Nant y Henfelin (L)
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Nant yr Brithyll (R)
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Nant y Berws (L)
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Nant Cell (R)
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Nant Lledwenau (R)
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Nant Bwlchgwallter (L)
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Nant Peiran (R)
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Nant Crafanglach (R)
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Nant Perfedd (L)
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Nant Ffrin-fawr (Rs)
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Nant Hylles (L)
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Nant Gau (L)
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Nant Ffrwd-ddu (L)
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Nant Cae-glas (R)
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Nant y Gwndwn-gwyn (Ls)
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Nant Cwta (Rs)
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Nant Milwyn (L)
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Nant Byr (L)
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Nant y Gwaith (R)
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Nant Watcyn (R)
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Nant yr Onnen (R)
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Nant Cwm-du (L)
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Nant Stwc (R)
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Nant Penygwndwn (L)
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Nant Garw (R)
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Nant y Cae Isaf (L)
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Nant y Cae (L)
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Nant Troedyrhiw (R)
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Afon Diliw (R)
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Nant yr Gafod (R)
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Diliw Fechan (R)
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Nant y Caseg (L)
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Nant yr Eglwys
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Nant yr Eglwys-fach (L)
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Nant Lwyd (R)
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Nant y Gorlan (Rs)
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Nant Llychese (R)
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Nant Rhydyfelin (L)
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Nant Ffos-casaf (L)
Wyre catchment
*
Afon Wyre
Afon Wyre ( ), ( en, River Wyre), is a small river in the county of Ceredigion, Wales; also called Afon Wyre Fawr ("Great Wyre") and formerly Gwyrai.
The river runs north from its source for about 1.5 miles or 2.5 km, through Lledrod, ...
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Afon Carrog
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Wyre Fach Wyre may refer to:
Places
* Wyre, Orkney, an island in Scotland
* Borough of Wyre, a local government district in Lancashire, England
** Wyre (UK Parliament constituency)
* River Wyre, a river in Lancashire, England
* Wyre Forest, a woodland in ...
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Nant Rhydrosser (L)
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Afon Tryal
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Afon Beidog (L)
Cledan catchment
*
Afon Cledan
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Arth catchment
*
River Arth
The River Arth is a small river that rises in the hills near Bethania, Ceredigion, Wales, and runs west for and discharges into Cardigan Bay at Aberarth.
Despite its small size it is one of the few rivers in Britain which has a bore when the ...
Aeron catchment
*
Afon Aeron
**
Afon Mydr
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Gwenffrwd (R)
Coastal streams
*
Afon Drywi
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Afon Soden
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*
Afon Fynnon Ddewi
*
Nant Hawen
*
Hoffnant
Teifi catchment
*
River Teifi
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(Afon Teifi)
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Afon Piliau
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Nant Arberth (R)
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Afon Cych
Afon Cych (standard Welsh orthography: Afon Cuch) is a tributary of the River Teifi in south-west Wales. It is 13 km long, passes through a number of small settlements on the border between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, and is significa ...
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Afon Dulas
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
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Afon Pedran
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Afon Sylgen
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Afon Hirwaun (R)
**
Nant Elfed (R)
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Afon Ceri
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Afon Dulas (Lampeter)
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
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Afon Bedw
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Nant Bargod (L)
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Afon Tyweli
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Afon Talog
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Afon Clettwr
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Clettwr Fawr (Rs)
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Clettwr Fach (Ls)
**
Nant Cledlyn (R)
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Afon Duar
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Afon Granell
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Afon Dulas (Llandyssul)
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
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Afon Denys
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Nant Clywedog (L)
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Clywedog-isaf (Ls)
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Clywedog-ganol (Rs)
****
Clywedog-uchaf (R)
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Afon Brefi
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Nant Bryn-maen (R)
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Afon Berwyn
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Afon Groes (R)
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Afon Fflur
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Camddwr
: ''For the tributary of the River Wye, see Camddwr, Wye and for the tributary of the River Teifi, see Camddwr, Teifi.''
The Camddwr is a significant right-bank tributary of the River Towy in the eastern part of Ceredigion, mid Wales. It rises on ...
(R)
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Afon Meurig
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Nant Lluest (R)
**
Glasffrwd (L)
**
Nant Egnant (L)
**
Nant Rhydol (R)
Nyfer catchment etc
*
Afon Nyfer
The River Nevern ( cy, Afon Nyfer) is a river in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its source is north of the village of Crymych and its length is about to its estuary at Newport, Pembrokeshire.
Course
The source of the river is a spring on the southwest ...
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Nant Duad (R)
**
Afon Brynberian (L)
**
Afon Bannon
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Minor coastal catchments
*
River Gwaun
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
(Afon Gwaun)
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River Aer
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
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Rivers flowing to west Pembrokeshire coast
''From
St David's Head
St David's Head ( cy, Penmaen Dewi) is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, southwest Wales, which marks the divide between the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea. It is noted for its wildflowers and wildlife, and for the remains of ...
to
St. Govan's Head''
Minor catchments
*
River Alun
*
River Solva
The River Solva (Welsh: ''Afon Solfach'') is a small river in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its source is a few hundred metres southeast of Croesgoch and flows ten miles before reaching Solva Harbour and St Brides Bay. It passes through mainly agricult ...
(Afon Solfach)
*
Brandy Brook
Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured wit ...
Cleddau catchment
*
Daugleddau (estuary is
Daugleddyf or
Milford Haven
Milford Haven ( cy, Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau") is both a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has ...
downstream)
**
Pembroke River
Pembroke River is a short waterway near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
Course
Rising at Hogeston Hill, near Manorbier Newton, the river meanders through Lamphey and flows past Pembroke Castle to its confluence with Milford Haven Waterway a ...
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**
Carew River Carew may refer to:
* Carew (surname)
* Carew, Pembrokeshire, in Wales
**Carew (electoral ward), a ward coterminous with the Welsh community
* Carew, New Zealand, in the Ashburton District
* Carew, South Australia, see Tatiara District Council# ...
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Cresswell River
Cresswell may refer to:
Places England
*Cresswell, Northumberland, England
**Cresswell Castle, Northumberland or Cresswell Pele Tower, constructed in the 15th century
*Cresswell, Staffordshire, near Stoke-on-Trent
*Cresswell Quay, a settlement in ...
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**
Western Cleddau
The River Cleddau ( cy, Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven.
The name of the combined estuary – ...
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Millin Brook (L)
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Merlin's Brook (R)
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Cartlett Brook (L)
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Knock Brook
Knock may refer to:
Places
Northern Ireland
* Knock, Belfast, County Down
* Knock, County Armagh, a List of townlands in County Armagh, townland in County Armagh
Republic of Ireland
* Knock, County Clare, village in County Clare
* Knock, Count ...
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Camrose Brook Camrose may refer to:
;People
*Viscount Camrose
;Locations
*Camrose, Alberta, Canada
*Camrose, Pembrokeshire, Wales
See also
*Camrose Trophy
The Camrose Trophy or "The Camrose" is an annual bridge competition among open teams representing the ...
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Rudbaxton Water
Rudbaxton is a village, parish and a local government Community (Wales), community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is from Cardiff and from London.
Description
The community includes the expanding village of Crundale, Pembrokeshire, C ...
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Spittal Brook
Spital or Spittal may refer to:
Places
Austria
*Spital (Weitra), a hamlet in the Waldviertel, Lower Austria, notable for being the origin of some of Adolf Hitler's family
*Spital am Pyhrn, a municipality in Upper Austria
*Spital am Semmering, a ...
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Nant-y-coy Brook (R)
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Afon Anghof
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Afon Glan-rhyd
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Nant y Bugail (L)
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Afon Cleddau
The River Cleddau ( cy, Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven.
The name of the combined estuary – ...
(upper reaches of Western Cleddau)
**
Eastern Cleddau
The River Cleddau ( cy, Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven.
The name of the combined estuary – ...
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Afon Syfynwy
River Syfynwy (Welsh: ''Afon Syfynwy'', ''Syfnwy'' or ''Syfni'') is a river entirely within Pembrokeshire, Wales, rising in the Preseli Hills, feeding the Rosebush and Llys y Fran reservoirs and joining the Eastern Cleddau to the south. It is a r ...
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Afon Wern
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Rivers flowing into the
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel ( cy, Môr Hafren, literal translation: "Severn Sea") is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Seve ...
''From
St. Govan's Head to
M48 Bridge''
Taf catchment
*
River Tâf
The River Taf ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in West Wales. It rises in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire, and continues through Carmarthenshire to Laugharne. It is one of the three rivers to enter the sea on the east side of Carmarthen Bay. The oth ...
(Afon Taf)
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River Cywyn
The River Cywyn (Welsh ''Afon Cywyn'') is a river that flows through Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It rises some seven miles west-north-west of Carmarthen and flows in a southerly direction to join the River Tâf
The River Taf ( cy, Afon Taf ...
(Afon Cywyn) (L)
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Afon Cynin
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Afon Dewi Fawr
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Afon Sien
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Afon Fenni (R)
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Afon Gronw
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Afon Marlais (R)
Towy catchment
*
Afon Tywi
The River Towy ( cy, Afon Tywi, ) is one of the longest rivers flowing entirely within Wales. Its total length is . It is noted for its sea trout and salmon fishing.
Route
The Towy rises within of the source of the River Teifi on the lower slo ...
(River Towy)
**
Afon Gwili
: ''For the river which flows into the River Loughor see Afon Gwili (Loughor)''
The River Gwili ( cy, Afon Gwili) in Carmarthenshire, is a tributary of the River Tywi, the longest river entirely in Wales. Its headwater is found east of Llanllawdd ...
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Afon Annell
Afon Annell (River Annell) is a small river in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
It is a tributary of the Afon Cothi.
Some of the waters of the Annell were previously diverted via aqueduct to serve the Roman gold mine at Dolaucothi
The Dolaucothi ...
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River Cothi
The Afon Cothi ( en, River Cothy) is the largest tributary of the River Tywi in south Wales. It is noted for its trout and sea trout (sewin) fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from t ...
(R) (Afon Cothi)
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Afon Gorlech
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Afon Twrch
The Afon Twrch is a river which rises in the Black Mountain in south Wales. It forms the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire (currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys) and Carmarthenshire and, downstream of ...
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Afon Marlais (R)
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Afon Dulas
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
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Afon Cennen
The Afon Cennen is a river in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain to the east of the summit of Tair Carn Uchaf and flows north to Blaencennen Farm, then westwards past Carreg Cennen ...
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Afon Sawdde
The Afon Sawdde is a river in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. For most of its course it flows through the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark.
Llyn y Fan Fach
The river rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain ...
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Afon Bran
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Afon Ydw (R)
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Afon Dulais
River Dulais ( cy, Afon Dulais) is a river of Wales which has its source at Mynydd y Drum. It joins the River Neath after flowing over Aberdulais Falls
The Aberdulais Falls are found on the River Dulais at Aberdulais, near Neath in the county b ...
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Afon Brân
The Afon Brân is a tributary of the River Towy (or Welsh Afon Tywi) in mid Wales. Its headwaters rise in Irfon Forest in the northeastern corner of Carmarthenshire as the Cynnant Fawr and Afon Lwynor and the river assumes the name of Afon Brân ...
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Cynnant Fawr (Rs)
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Cynnant Fach (L)
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Afon Lwynor (Ls)
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Afon Crychan
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Afon Gwydderig
The Afon Gwydderig is a tributary of the Afon Brân. It rises as the Nant Gwydderig on the southern slopes of Mynydd Bwlch-y-groes, about North of the small village of Llywel, Powys. The A40 runs next to the river from Llywel as far as Lla ...
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Afon Gwenlais
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Gwenffrwd (R)
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Nant Melyn (R)
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Afon Doethie
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Afon Pysgotwr Fawr (R)
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Afon Pysgotwr Fach
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Camddwr
: ''For the tributary of the River Wye, see Camddwr, Wye and for the tributary of the River Teifi, see Camddwr, Teifi.''
The Camddwr is a significant right-bank tributary of the River Towy in the eastern part of Ceredigion, mid Wales. It rises on ...
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Gwendraeth catchment
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River Gwendraeth
The River Gwendraeth ( cy, Afon Gwendraeth) is a river in Carmarthenshire in West Wales.
It has two almost equal branches that have their confluence in their joint estuary at Carmarthen Bay. The Gwendraeth Fawr (''large Gwendraeth'' in English la ...
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Gwendraeth Fach
The River Gwendraeth ( cy, Afon Gwendraeth) is a river in Carmarthenshire in West Wales.
It has two almost equal branches that have their confluence in their joint estuary at Carmarthen Bay. The Gwendraeth Fawr (''large Gwendraeth'' in English) ...
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Gwendraeth Fawr
The River Gwendraeth ( cy, Afon Gwendraeth) is a river in Carmarthenshire in West Wales.
It has two almost equal branches that have their confluence in their joint estuary at Carmarthen Bay. The Gwendraeth Fawr (''large Gwendraeth'' in English) ...
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Lliedi catchment
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River Lliedi
The River Lliedi ( cy, Afon Lliedi) has its source near Mynydd Sylen Llanelli and Llannon in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The river fills the Cwm-Lliedi Reservoirs and meets the sea at the Loughor Estuary (Welsh-Moryd Llwchwr) at the former Carmarthe ...
(Afon Lliedi)
Loughor catchment
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River Loughor
The River Loughor () ( cy, Afon Llwchwr) is a river in Wales which marks the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. The river is sourced from an underground lake at the Black Mountain emerging at the surface from Llygad Llwchwr which trans ...
(Afon Llwchwr)
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Burry Pill (L)
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Afon Lliw (L)
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Afon Llan
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Afon Gwili
: ''For the river which flows into the River Loughor see Afon Gwili (Loughor)''
The River Gwili ( cy, Afon Gwili) in Carmarthenshire, is a tributary of the River Tywi, the longest river entirely in Wales. Its headwater is found east of Llanllawdd ...
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River Amman
The River Amman () 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 ' "pig, piglet", reflecting the way in which ...
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Afon Lash
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Afon Morlais
The Afon Morlais is a small river in south Wales, a tributary of the River Loughor.
It rises in the village of Cross Hands and then flows southwards through Tumble before turning south east through a rural wooded valley before passing through L ...
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Afon Dulais
River Dulais ( cy, Afon Dulais) is a river of Wales which has its source at Mynydd y Drum. It joins the River Neath after flowing over Aberdulais Falls
The Aberdulais Falls are found on the River Dulais at Aberdulais, near Neath in the county b ...
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Afon Camffrwd
Clyne catchment
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Clyne River
The Clyne River ( cy, Afon Clun) is a river in Swansea, south Wales. It has a total length of , and flows through the Clyne Valley Country Park for much of its length.
Course
The river rises from a series of springs on the northern fringe of F ...
Tawe catchment
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River Tawe
The River Tawe (; cy, Afon Tawe ) is a long river in South Wales. Its headwaters flow initially east from its source below Llyn y Fan Fawr south of Moel Feity in the Black Mountains, the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Pa ...
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Nant y fendrod (L)
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Lower Clydach River
The Lower Clydach River is a river in South Wales which rises on the slopes of Mynydd y Betws west of Cwmgors
Cwmgors is a village in the county of Glamorgan, and administered as part of the unitary authority borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wa ...
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Upper Clydach River (R)
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River Egel
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
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Afon Twrch
The Afon Twrch is a river which rises in the Black Mountain in south Wales. It forms the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire (currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys) and Carmarthenshire and, downstream of ...
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Nant Gwys
The Nant Gwys is a river flowing off the Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du) in Powys, Wales. Its tributaries Gwys Fawr and the Gwys Fach flow south from Banwen Gwyn and Bwlch y Ddeuwynt respectively and join forces to form the Nant Gwys proper which t ...
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Gwys Fawr (Ls)
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Gwys Fach (Rs)
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Nant Llynfell (R)
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Nant y Llyn (R)
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River Giedd
The River Giedd (Welsh:Afon Giedd) is a principal tributary of the River Tawe, Wales. The river runs within the county of Powys and lies almost wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog).
This river is p ...
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Nant Cyw (L)
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Nant Ceiliog (L)
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Nant Llech
The Nant Llech is a minor river in Powys, Wales and which lies wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The name means 'slab stream', presumably in reference to the sandstones across which it runs. Its headwater streams, the Nant Llech Pell ...
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Nant Llech Pellaf (L)
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River Haffes (R)
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Nant Byfre (L)
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Nant y Llyn (R)
Neath catchment
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River Neath
River Neath ( cy, 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. ...
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River Clydach (R)
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River Dulais (R)
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Melin Cwrt Brook (L)
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Clydach Brook (L)
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Nedd Fechan
The Nedd Fechan is a river almost wholly within the county of Powys, Wales, currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys. It rises on the eastern slopes of Fan Gyhirych in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National ...
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Afon Pyrddin
The Afon Pyrddin is a river forming a short section of the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire and Glamorgan in Wales, Great Britain. It also forms a part of the boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park, and the boundary of the unit ...
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Afon Mellte
Afon Mellte or the River Mellte is a river in south Wales. It is formed by the confluence of the Afon Llia and the Afon Dringarth. It then flows south through the village of Ystradfellte to Pontneddfechan where it joins with the Nedd Fechan to ...
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Sychryd
The Afon Sychryd is a river in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Although it is a relatively short river, with a total length of , it is notable for the gorge and two waterfalls through which it flows.
Course
The river has two upper arms, the first arise ...
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Afon Hepste
The Afon Hepste is a river in Powys, Wales, though partly forming the county's border with Rhondda Cynon Taf. It runs wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Its headwaters, the Afon y Waun, Nant y Cwrier and Nant Hepste Fechan, rise o ...
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Afon Llia
The Afon Llia is a short river in Powys, Wales, and which is wholly contained within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Several streams draining the eastern slopes of Fan Nedd and the western slopes of Fan Dringarth in the Fforest Fawr section of ...
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Afon Dringarth
The Afon Dringarth (or simply ''Tringarth'') is a river in Powys, Wales and wholly contained within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Its headwater streams drain the eastern slopes of Fan Dringarth (which is probably named after the river), the ...
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Afan catchment
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River Afan
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Ffrwd Wyllt (L)
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Nant Cwm Wenderi
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Afon Pelenna
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Nant Cregan
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Afon Corrwg
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Afon Corrwg Fechan
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Kenfig catchment
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River Kenfig
The River Kenfig ( cy, Afon Cynffig) is a river in Wales, straddling the county boroughs of Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend. It is approximately 18 kilometres long.
Course
The river rises in the forest of Mynydd Margam, southwest of Maesteg. Fro ...
(Afon Cynffig)
Ogmore catchment
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River Ogmore
The River Ogmore ( cy, Afon Ogwr) is a river in South Wales that is popular with anglers. It runs generally from north to south from the Ogmore Vale and Gilfach Goch, past Bridgend and Ogmore. The River Ogmore rises at Craig Ogwr (527 m) in the ...
(Afon Ogwr)
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River Ewenny
The Ewenny River ( cy, Afon Ewenni) is a river in South Wales. For most of its length, it forms the border between the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend. It is a major tributary of the River Ogmore, which it joins near its estuary.
Course
The riv ...
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Afon Alun
The Afon Alun is a river in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It is a tributary of the Ewenny River, which it joins to the south of Bridgend.
Course
Two streams join near Llandow village to form the river: the Stembridge Brook and the Llando ...
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Afon Ewenny Fach (L)
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Nant Canna (L)
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Nant Crymlyn (R)
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River Llynfi
The River Llynfi, cy, Afon Llynfi, is one of three main tributaries of the River Ogmore ( cy, Afon Ogwr).
It runs for around 10 miles from its source north of Maesteg and flows generally southwards through the Llynfi Valley to the confluence w ...
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Nant y Gadlys (R)
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Nant Cwm-du (L)
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Afon Garw
The River Garw (''Afon Garw'' in Welsh, meaning "rugged river") runs for about 12 miles from its source in the hills north of Blaengarw to the confluence with the River Ogmore and the River Llynfi at Aberkenfig. It is one of three main tributarie ...
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Afon Ogwr Fawr
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Afon Ogwr Fach
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Nant Iechyd (R)
Col-huw catchment
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Afon Col-huw
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Ogney Brook (Rs)
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Hoddnant (Ls)
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Boverton Brook (Ls)
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Llanmaes Brook (Rs)
Thaw catchment
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River Thaw
The River Thaw ( cy, Afon Ddawan) (also Ddaw) is a river in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. At 20 kilometres/12.4 miles, it is the longest river entirely in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Course
Its source is in the hills just south of th ...
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Kenson River Kenson may refer to:
*River Kenson, a river of South Wales
*Steve Kenson (born 1969), writer and designer of fantasy role-playing games and related fiction
*Kenson Park, a neighborhood in Ot ...
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River Waycock
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...
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Nant Llancarfan (Rs)
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Nant y Stepsau (R)
Cadoxton catchment
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Cadoxton River
The Cadoxton River ( cy, Afon Tregatwg) is a short river in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales and with a length of about 5 miles/8 kilometres it is one of Wales's shortest rivers.
Course
The water course becomes known as the Cadoxton just north ...
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Sully Brook (L)
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Cold Brook, Cadoxton (R)
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Nant yr Argae (L)
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East Brook, Cadoxton
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
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Bullcroft Brook (Ls)
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Wrinstone Brook
Wrinstone or Wrinston ( cy, Wrinstwn) is a medieval hamlet, just east of Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The Wrinstone estate was variously also known as Wrenston, Wrencheston or Wrenchester. The Barry Railway line ran past the hamlet and ...
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Taff catchment
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River Taff
The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the R ...
(Afon Taf)
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River Ely
The River Ely ( cy, Afon Elái) is in South Wales flowing generally southeast, from Tonyrefail to Cardiff.
The river is about long. The Ely's numerous sources lie in the mountains to the south of Tonypandy, near the town of Tonyrefail, ris ...
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Afon Clun
The Afon Clun ( en, River Clun) is a long tributary of the River Ely ( cy, Afon Elái), in the counties of Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its bedrock is predominantly of sandstone. Beginning on the western slope of The Garth (') the ri ...
(L) (Nant Myddlyn in upper reaches)
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River Rhondda
The River Rhondda ( cy, Afon Rhondda) is a river in South Wales with two major tributaries, Rhondda Fawr (meaning ''big Rhondda'') and Rhondda Fach (meaning ''little Rhondda'').
Description
The river has two major tributaries, the ''Rhondda Fa ...
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Rhondda Fawr
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( cy, Cwm Rhondda ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (' ...
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Rhondda Fach
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( cy, Cwm Rhondda ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley ('' ...
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River Ritec
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...
(Afon Ritec)
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Nant Clydach (R)
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River Cynon
The River Cynon ( cy, Afon Cynon) in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon (OS grid ref SN 95240 07740) at above sea level at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast, into the Taf ...
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Aman River
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Afon Dar
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Afon Pennar
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Bargoed Taf (L)
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Nant Morlais
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Taf Fechan
The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the R ...
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Nant Ffrwd
The River Taff ( cy, Afon Taf) is a river in Wales. It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons; the Taf Fechan (''little Taff'') and the Taf Fawr (''great Taff'') before becoming one just north of Merthyr Tydfil. Its confluence with the Riv ...
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Rhymney catchment
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Rhymney River
The Rhymney River ( cy, Afon Rhymni) is a river in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn Estuary. The river formed the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire until in 1887, t ...
(Afon Rhymni)
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Nant Bargod Rhymni (R)
Usk catchment
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River Usk
The River Usk (; cy, Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it fl ...
(Afon Wysg)
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Ebbw River
The Ebbw River (; cy, Afon Ebwy) is a river in South Wales which gives its name to the town of Ebbw Vale. The Ebbw River is joined by the Ebbw Fach River (Welsh: Afon Ebwy Fach meaning 'little Ebbw river') at Aberbeeg. The Ebbw Fach is itself fed ...
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Sirhowy River
The Sirhowy River (Welsh language : ''Afon Sirhywi'') is a river in Wales and a tributary of the Ebbw River.
Sources
The Sirhowy River has its source on the slopes of Cefn Pyllau-duon above Tredegar. After flowing through Siôn-Sieffre's Rese ...
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River Ebbw Fach (L)
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Afon Llwyd
The Afon Lwyd or Afon Llwyd ( en, 'grey river') is a long river in south-east Wales which flows from its source northwest of Blaenavon, through Abersychan, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Llanfrechfa and Cwmbran before flowing, at Caerleon, into the R ...
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Sôr Brook (R)
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Olway Brook
The Olway Brook (Welsh: ''Nant Olwy'') is a left bank tributary of the River Usk in Monmouthshire in south Wales. Arising from the confluence of several brooks in the vicinity of Llansoy including the Llangofen, Penarth and Pontyrhydan brooks, it ...
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Berthin Brook (R)
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Afon Gafenni
The River Gavenny or sometimes the Gavenny River ( cy, Afon Gafenni) is a short river in Monmouthshire in south Wales. It rises southwest of the village of Llanvihangel Crucorney from springs near Penyclawdd Court, supplemented by springs in Bl ...
(L) (River Gavenny)
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Afon Cibi (R)
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River Clydach (R)
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Grwyne Fawr
The Grwyne Fawr is a river in the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. A section of it forms the administrative border between Powys and Monmouthshire and also of the historic counties of Brecon and Monmouth. The river and its major tri ...
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Grwyne Fechan (R)
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Rhiangoll
The Rhiangoll is a river in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales. It rises on the western slopes of Waun Fach, highest point of the Black Mountains (Welsh: Y Mynyddoedd Duon) and drops steeply down to the west into the north–south ...
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Nant Cleisfer (R)
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Afon Crawnon (R)
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Caerfanell (R)
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Nant Menasgin
The Nant Menasgin is a short river in Powys, Wales whose headwaters rise in Cwm Oergwm, beneath Fan y Bîg, in the central Brecon Beacons, and flow northeastwards via Llanfrynach, to join the River Usk at Pencelli.
The stream in Cwm Oergwm is jo ...
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Afon Cynrig (R)
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River Honddu (L)
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Afon Tarell
The Afon Tarell is a river in Powys, Wales, which rises to the west of the Brecon Beacons in Brecon Beacons National Park and flows north, then north-east, for into the River Usk.
The river is followed for its entire length through Glyn Tarell ( ...
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Nant Cwm Llwch
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Afon Ysgir
The Afon Ysgir is a river which rises on the southern slopes of Mynydd Epynt in Powys, Wales. The tributaries known as Ysgir Fawr and Ysgir Fechan flow past the hamlets of Pont Rhyd-y-berry and Merthyr Cynog to combine at Pont-faen and continu ...
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Nant Brân
The Nant Brân is a short river which rises on the southern slopes of Mynydd Epynt in Powys, Wales. The word 'brân' means 'crow' in Welsh: the name may therefore allude to the dark colour of its waters.
Its upper reaches are within the military ...
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Afon Cilieni (L)
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Afon Senni (R)
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Afon Crai
The Afon Crai is a river in Powys, Wales rising in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park and flowing north into the River Usk. The headwaters known as Blaen-crai flow north from Bwlch Bryn-rhudd, a col between the Crai ...
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Afon Hydfer (R)
Wye catchment
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River Wye
The River Wye (; cy, Afon Gwy ) is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of Wal ...
(Afon Gwy)
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River Trothy
The River Trothy ( cy, Afon Troddi) is a river which flows through north Monmouthshire, in rural south east Wales.
The river rises on Campston Hill, northeast of Abergavenny. It flows southwards until Llanvapley, where it turns east. About so ...
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River Monnow
The River Monnow ( cy, Afon Mynwy) marks the England–Wales border for much of its length. After flowing through southwest Herefordshire, England, and eastern Monmouthshire, Wales, its confluence with the River Wye is approximately south of ...
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River Dore
The River Dore (Welsh: ''Afon Aur'' lit: 'the river of gold') is a tributary of the River Monnow in Herefordshire, England.
It rises on Cusop Hill, in the foothills of the Black Mountains, close to the border between England and Wales. It fl ...
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Dulas Brook Dulas may refer to:
Places
*Dulas, Anglesey, Wales
**Dulas Bay, nearby
* Dulas, Herefordshire, England
Rivers
*Afon Dulas, two rivers (North Dulas and South Dulas), tributaries of the Afon Dyfi in Mid Wales
*Afon Dulas, Llanidloes, a headwater tr ...
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Worm Brook (L)
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River Honddu (R)
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Olchon Brook
Olkhon ( rus, Ольхо́н, also transliterated as Olchon; bua, Ойхон, ''Oikhon'') is the third-largest lake island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of . Structurally, it const ...
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Escley Brook (L)
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River Lugg
The River Lugg ( cy, Afon Llugwy) rises near Llangynllo in Radnorshire, Wales. It flows through the border town of Presteigne and then through Herefordshire, England, where it meets its main tributary, the River Arrow, to the south of Leomi ...
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River Frome (L)
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River Kenwater
The River Kenwater or simply Kenwater is a short anabranch of the River Lugg, i.e. it splits from and later re-joins that river. It separates from it about 2 kilometres north-west of Leominster
Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshi ...
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River Arrow (R)
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Cynon Brook
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Gilwern Brook
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Gladestry Brook
Gladestry ( cy, Llanfair Llythynwg) is a small village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, mid-Wales, close to the border with England at the end of the Hergest Ridge and south of the large moorland area of Radnor Forest. People living in Gladest ...
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Dulas Brook Dulas may refer to:
Places
*Dulas, Anglesey, Wales
**Dulas Bay, nearby
* Dulas, Herefordshire, England
Rivers
*Afon Dulas, two rivers (North Dulas and South Dulas), tributaries of the Afon Dyfi in Mid Wales
*Afon Dulas, Llanidloes, a headwater tr ...
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Afon Llynfi (R)
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River Ennig (R)
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Dulas (L)
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Triffrwd (L)
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Bachawy
The Bachawy ( cy, Nant Bachawy) (or Bach Howey on Early Ordnance Survey maps.) is a minor river in Powys, Wales. It rises in the hills north of Painscastle, flowing initially to the southeast before turning to the southwest at Rhos-goch, assumin ...
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Afon Edw
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Duhonw
Duhonw is a rural community in Powys, Wales, to the south of Builth Wells ( cy, Llanfair ym Muallt), in the historic county of Breconshire. Covering an area of and including scattered farms and dwellings, it is bounded to its north by the Afon I ...
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Afon Irfon
Afon Irfon (the River Irfon) is a river in Powys, Wales. It flows from the upper slopes of Bryn Garw in the Cambrian Mountains, through the Abergwesyn Valley, past the Nant Irfon National Nature Reserve in the hills above the village of Abergwesy ...
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Afon Chwerfri (L)
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Dulas (L)
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Afon Cammarch
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Afon Dulas
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
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Afon Gwesyn
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Dulas Brook Dulas may refer to:
Places
*Dulas, Anglesey, Wales
**Dulas Bay, nearby
* Dulas, Herefordshire, England
Rivers
*Afon Dulas, two rivers (North Dulas and South Dulas), tributaries of the Afon Dyfi in Mid Wales
*Afon Dulas, Llanidloes, a headwater tr ...
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River Ithon
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
(L) (Afon Ieithon)
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Dulas (R)
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Clywedog Brook (R)
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Afon Aran (L)
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Camddwr
: ''For the tributary of the River Wye, see Camddwr, Wye and for the tributary of the River Teifi, see Camddwr, Teifi.''
The Camddwr is a significant right-bank tributary of the River Towy in the eastern part of Ceredigion, mid Wales. It rises on ...
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Afon Elan
The Afon Elan ( en, River Elan) is a tributary of the River Wye which runs through the wide expanse of upland moors, traditionally known as Elenydd, in central Wales. Its valley is the Elan Valley. The name probably arises from ''elain'' meani ...
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Afon Claerwen
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Rhiwnant (R)
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Afon Arban
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Afon Claerddu (R)
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Afon Gwngu
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Afon Marteg
The Afon Marteg is a river in Powys, Wales.
It is about 15 km long, flowing roughly south-west to join the Wye at Pont Marteg (grid reference SN952714) about 5 km above Rhayader.
Fishing is available, with appropriate permits, for b ...
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Afon Bidno
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Tributary, Tributaries are listed do ...
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Afon Tarennig (R)
Severn catchment
With the exception of a small part of the Rea Brook, all tributaries of the Severn downstream of the confluence of the Severn and the Vyrnwy are wholly in England. For details see
List of rivers of England
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Wel ...
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River Severn
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(Afon Hafren),
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel ( cy, Môr Hafren, literal translation: "Severn Sea") is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Seve ...
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Rea Brook
The name Rea Brook can refer to either of two brooks in Shropshire, England.
One of the brooks, which eventually becomes the River Rea, is in southern Shropshire. It is to the east of Brown Clee Hill.
The other, described here, is a minor riv ...
(R) (small parts of upper catchment in Wales)
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River Vyrnwy
The River Vyrnwy ( cy, Afon Efyrnwy, ) is a river which flows through northern Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England. The name derives from Severn, the river of which it is a tributary.
Course
The river used to be sourced from the many rivers a ...
(L) (Afon Efyrnwy) (lowermost section in England)
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Afon Tanat
Afon Tanat is a river in northern Powys, Wales. Its source is close to the Cyrniau Nod mountain, to the north of Lake Vyrnwy. The river flows in a generally east-south-east direction until it joins the River Vyrnwy near Llansantffraid-ym-Mech ...
(L) (lowermost section in England)
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Cynllaith
Cynllaith or Cynllaeth was a ''cwmwd'' (commote) of north east Wales in the cantref of Swydd y Waun which was once part of the Kingdom of Powys and later part of the smaller kingdom of Powys Fadog.
Cynllaith, or at least the part of it called '' ...
(L) (part forms the border between Wales and England)
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Afon Ogau
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Afon Iwrch (L)
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Afon Rhaeadr (L)
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Afon Eirth
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Afon Cain (L)
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Nant Fyllon (Ls)
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Nant Alan (Rs)
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Afon Banwy
The River Banwy is a river about long in Powys, Wales. It is a tributary of the River Vyrnwy.
The Banwy rises in the hills near the pass which takes the A458 road between Mallwyd and Welshpool. The river is called Nant Cerrig-y-groes at its ...
(R) (a.k.a. Afon Einion)
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Afon Einion
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Afon Gam
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Afon Twrch
The Afon Twrch is a river which rises in the Black Mountain in south Wales. It forms the boundary between the counties of Brecknockshire (currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys) and Carmarthenshire and, downstream of ...
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Maerdy Brook (L)
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New Cut/Guilsfield Brook (L)
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Luggy Brook (L)
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Camlad
The River Camlad (or just Camlad) is a minor river in Powys and Shropshire. It forms part of the border between Wales and England in places, before flowing into the River Severn. It is notable for being the only river to cross from England into ...
(R) (partly in England)
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River Rhiw
The River Rhiw ( cy, Afon Rhiw meaning 'slope river' or 'stream river') is a short river in the north of Powys in Wales. Two headwater tributaries both named Afon Rhiw flow east to join at Dwyrhiew and then continue in a generally easterly direc ...
(Afon Rhiw) (L)
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Afon Rhiw
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Afon Rhiw
This is a list of rivers of Wales, organised geographically. It is taken anti-clockwise from the Dee Estuary to the M48 Bridge that separates the estuary of the River Wye from the River Severn.
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(south fork)(Ls)
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Llifior Brook (L)
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The Mule (R) (Afon Miwl)
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Bechan Brook (L)
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Mochdre Brook (R)
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Nant Rhyd-ros lan??
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Afon Carno
The River Carno ( cy, Afon Carno) is a river in Powys, mid Wales, and a tributary of the River Severn.
The river is named after the village of Carno, which is close to the source in the foothills of the Cambrian Mountains. From Carno it flows ...
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Afon Cerniog (R)
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Afon Cledan
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Afon Trannon
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Afon Cerist (R)
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Colwyn Brook
Colwyn was a local government district with borough status from 1974 to 1996, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales.
History
The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered ...
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Nant Feinion (R)
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Wigdwr Brook (L)
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Afon Clywedog
The Afon Clywedog is an upland headwater tributary of the River Severn in Powys, Wales. It is approximately 29 km long and has its source on the flanks of Plynlimon and has its confluence with the Severn in Llanidloes. The annual rainfall ...
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Afon Biga
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(R) (flows into
Clywedog Reservoir
The Clywedog Reservoir ( cy, Llyn Clywedog) is a reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales on the head-waters of the River Severn. The construction of the reservoir was enabled by an Act of Parliament which asserted that ''"At certain times the flow of w ...
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Afon Llwyd
The Afon Lwyd or Afon Llwyd ( en, 'grey river') is a long river in south-east Wales which flows from its source northwest of Blaenavon, through Abersychan, Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Llanfrechfa and Cwmbran before flowing, at Caerleon, into the R ...
(R) (flows into
Clywedog Reservoir
The Clywedog Reservoir ( cy, Llyn Clywedog) is a reservoir near Llanidloes, Wales on the head-waters of the River Severn. The construction of the reservoir was enabled by an Act of Parliament which asserted that ''"At certain times the flow of w ...
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Afon Dulas
The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...
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Afon Brochan
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Nant Cydros (R)
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Rhydyclwydau Brook (R)
Longest rivers in Wales
This is a table of the longest rivers wholly or partially in Wales.
[Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911. "Wales"]
Rivers only partly in Wales are included in this table in ''italics''. Note that river lengths given by different authorities vary due to the different ways in which the measurement is made or indeed estimated. That rivers are partly
fractal
In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, as illu ...
in nature accounts for some variation and lengths can also vary slightly over time as meanders expand or are cut off where rivers run through broad flood-plains.
See also
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List of rivers of the United Kingdom
For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see
* List of rivers of England
* List of rivers of Scotland
* List of rivers of Wales
* Northern Ireland: see List of rivers of Ireland and Rivers of Ireland
* Longest rivers of the United Kingdom
Ov ...
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List of rivers of England
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Wel ...
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List of rivers in Ireland
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List of rivers of the Isle of Man
This is a list of rivers of the Isle of Man. It is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Douglas. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
* River Glass
** River Dhoo
*** Greeba River
** Sulby River
** Bald ...
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List of rivers in Scotland
This list of rivers in Scotland is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Berwick-upon-Tweed. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. (L) indicates a left-bank tributary and (R) indicates a right-bank tribu ...
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Longest rivers of the United Kingdom
This is a list of the longest rivers of the United Kingdom.
Longest rivers of the United Kingdom
There seems to be little consensus in published sources as to the lengths of rivers, nor much agreement as to what constitutes a river. Thus the ...
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Main river
Main rivers () are a statutory type of watercourse in England and Wales, usually larger streams and rivers, but also some smaller watercourses. A main river is designated by being marked as such on a main river map, and can include any structure o ...
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
Rivers of Wales
This is a list of rivers of Wales, organised geographically. It is taken anti-clockwise from the Dee Estuary to the M48 Bridge that separates the estuary of the River Wye from the River Severn.
Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstrea ...
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...