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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 ...

The River Clywedog ( Welsh: ''Afon Clywedog'') is a tributary of the

River Clwyd The River 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 due to the Vale of Clwyd Fault and passes throu ...

in northeast

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. The river rises within Clocaenog Forest and flows in a generally easterly direction through the villages of

Cyffylliog Cyffylliog (sometimes ) is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. It is situated to the west of Ruthin on the banks of the River Clywedog. The community covers an area of and includes the hamlet of Bontuchel and a section of Clocae ...

Bontuchel Bontuchel is a hamlet in Denbighshire, Wales, located by road west of Ruthin Ruthin ( ; ) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, ski ...

and Rhewl before turning northwards to join the Clwyd to the east of

Denbigh Denbigh ( ; ) is a market town and a community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the Denbighshire (historic), historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name () translates to ...

.Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet 116 ''Denbigh and Colwyn Bay''

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