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The River Geirionydd (''Afon Geirionydd'' in 
Welsh
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) is a river in Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
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, North Wales
North Wales ( cy, Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders Mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdonia N ...
. It is a tributary of the River Crafnant (''Afon Crafnant''), which flows over the Fairy Falls waterfall in Trefriw
Trefriw () is a village and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It lies on the river Crafnant in North Wales, a few miles south of the site of the Roman Britain, Roman castra, fort of Canovium, sited at Caerhun. At the l ...
, and thence on into the River Conwy
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(''Afon Conwy''), which is the main river of the Conwy valley
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It flows from Llyn Geirionydd
Llyn Geirionydd lies in a valley in northern Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydyr Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains. The lake is almost a mile long and covers an area of , but is never any deeper than according ...
down a steep gorge before joining the river Crafnant. It is less than a mile in length.
The river passes the former Klondyke mill
Klondyke Mill was an ore processing mill on the edge of the Gwydir Forest, near Trefriw, north Wales.
Constructed in 1900, the mill was built to receive lead ore (and some zinc ore) from Pandora mine, some 2 miles away – with which its hist ...
, which used its waters. Klondyke was a mining and milling complex connected with some of the metal mines of the Gwydir Forest by means of an old tramway which ran alongside Llyn Geirionydd. From above the mill wagons used to enter the building via an aerial ropeway.
The Welsh language poet, clergyman, antiquary and literary critic Evan Evans (, 1795–1855) was born on a freehold on banks of the river.
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River Geirionydd Rivers of Conwy County Borough Rivers of Snowdonia {{Wales-river-stub