Conwy | |
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Location | |
Country | Wales |
District | County Borough of Conwy |
City | Conwy |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Migneint moor where a number of small streams flow into Llyn Conwy, Gwynedd |
Mouth | Conwy estuary |
• location | Irish Sea, Wales |
Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Cwm Llanerch |
• average | 18.59 m3/s (656 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Machno, Lledr, Llugwy, Crafnant |
The River Conwy (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʊɨ]; Welsh: Afon Conwy) is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is 55 kilometres (34 mi) long and drains an area of 678 square km.[2] "Conwy" was formerly anglicised as "Conway."
The name 'Conwy' derives from the old Welsh words cyn (chief) and gwy (water), the river being originally called the 'Cynwy'.[3][4][5][6]
It rises on the Migneint moor where a number of small streams flow into Llyn Conwy, then flows in a generally northern direction, being joined by the tributaries of the rivers Machno and Afon Lledr before reaching Betws-y-coed, where it is also joined by Llugwy. From Betws-y-coed the river continues to flow north through Llanrwst, Trefriw (where it is joined by the Afon Crafnant) and Dolgarrog (where it is joined by Afon Porth-llwyd and Afon Ddu) before reaching Conwy Bay at Conwy. A local quay, Cei Cae Gwyn, is located on its bank. During spring tides the river is tidal as far as Tan-lan, near Llanrwst.[citation needed]