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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 upstream direction, starting with those closest to the sea. The main stem (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 from the Taf Fawr and the Taf Fechan at Cefn Coed-y-cymmer.

The list is essentially a list of the main rivers of Wales (as defined by Natural Resources Wales ) and which more or less includes every watercourse named on Ordnance Survey mapping. Difficulties arise otherwise in determining what should and what should not be included.[1]

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 to Garth Pier, Bangor, Gwynedd


Dee catchment



Clwyd catchment



Conwy catchment



Simple coastal catchments



Aber catchment



Ogwen catchment



Cegin catchment



Adda catchment



Isle of Anglesey rivers


Anticlockwise from Menai Bridge / Porthaethwy


Minor coastal catchments



Crigyll catchment



Ffraw catchment



Cefni catchment



Braint (i) catchment


The Afon Braint bifurcates near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll to form two different watercourses.


Braint (ii) catchment


Note "Afon Menai", known as the "Menai Strait" in English, is not technically a river, despite its Welsh name..


Mainland rivers flowing into the Menai Strait and Caernarfon Bay


From Bangor Pier to the tip of the Llŷn Peninsula


Seiont catchment



Gwyrfai catchment



Simple coastal catchments



Rivers flowing into Cardigan Bay


From the tip of the Llŷn Peninsula to St. David's Head


Daron catchment



Soch catchment



Rhyd-hir catchment etc



Dwyfor catchment



Glaslyn catchment



Artro catchment



Ysgethin catchment



Mawddach catchment



Dysynni catchment



Dyfi catchment



Clarach catchment



Rheidol catchment



Ystwyth catchment



Wyre catchment



Cledan catchment



Arth catchment



Aeron catchment



Coastal streams



Teifi catchment



Nyfer catchment etc



Minor coastal catchments



Rivers flowing to west Pembrokeshire coast


From St David's Head to St. Govan's Head


Minor catchments



Cleddau catchment



Rivers flowing into the Bristol Channel


From St. Govan's Head to M48 Bridge


Taf catchment



Towy catchment



Gwendraeth catchment



Lliedi catchment



Loughor catchment



Clyne catchment



Tawe catchment



Neath catchment



Afan catchment



Kenfig catchment



Ogmore catchment



Col-huw catchment



Thaw catchment



Cadoxton catchment



Taff catchment



Rhymney catchment



Usk catchment



Wye catchment



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.


Longest rivers in Wales


This is a table of the longest rivers wholly or partially in Wales.[2] 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 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.

River Length Notes
(miles) (km)
1 River Severn 220 354 Leaves Wales after 48 miles.
2 River Wye 135 217 Forms the Wales-England border for much of its length.
3 River Teme 81 130 Entirely in England after 12 miles.
4 River Usk 78 126[3] Longest river entirely in Wales according to some sources.
5 River Tywi 75 121 Longest river entirely within Wales according to some sources[4]
6 River Teifi 73 117 [4]
7 River Dee 70 113
8 River Taff 40 64

See also



References


  1. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 (Explorer) and 1:50,000 (Landranger) scale maps of Wales
  2. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911. "Wales"
  3. "Usk Management Catchment Summary" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. 2008.



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