River Clywedog | |
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Etymology | Prob. derived from Welsh clywed, "to hear", clywedog meaning "noisy" |
Native name | Afon Clywedog (Welsh) |
Location | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Wales |
Principal area | Wrexham County Borough |
Nearest city | Wrexham |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Gwynfryn, Wrexham County Borough |
• coordinates | 53°3′46.078″N 3°6′20.527″W / 53.06279944°N 3.10570194°W |
• elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | confluence with River Dee, near Sutton, Isycoed, Wrexham County Borough |
• coordinates | 53°1′10.985″N 2°52′56.905″W / 53.01971806°N 2.88247361°W |
• elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gwenfro |
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 River Dee some four miles south east of the city.