The Ebbw River (; cy, Afon Ebwy) is a

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which gives its name to the town of

Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr con ...

. The Ebbw River is joined by the Ebbw Fach River (

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: Afon Ebwy Fach meaning 'little Ebbw river') at

Aberbeeg The small village of Aberbeeg () lies in both the county borough of Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly County Borough Council in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanhilleth. The two main tributari ...

. The Ebbw Fach is itself fed by a left-bank tributary, the River Tyleri. The tributary

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 ...

joins on the right bank at

Crosskeys Crosskeys ( cy, Pont-y-cymer) is a village, community and an electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in Wales. Etymology The village was originally named Pont-y-cymer and this remains the official Welsh name for the village. The name mea ...

, then the river continues flowing south east, through the town of

Risca Risca ( cy, Rhisga) is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. Risca has a railway station, opened on the Ebbw Valley Railway in February 2008, after a gap of 46 years. It is spl ...

, then through the western suburbs of Newport, alongside

Tredegar Park Tredegar Park ( cy, Parc Tredegar) is a public park situated in the western Coedkernew area of the city of Newport, South Wales. It lies close to junction 28 of the M4 motorway connecting London and West Wales. History It formerly forme ...

. The tidal Ebbw joins with the

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...

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 ...

seaward of Newport, before flowing into the Mouth of the Severn. In common with the nearby

and

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 ...

the correct English name for the river is "Ebbw River", not the more usual "River Ebbw".

References

External links

A picture of the Ebbw River

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of the Ebbw River and surrounding area

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Rivers of Blaenau Gwent Rivers of the Brecon Beacons National Park Rivers of Caerphilly County Borough Rivers of Newport, Wales Rivers of Powys Ebbw Vale {{Wales-river-stub