Aman River (Rhondda Cynon Taf)

Not to be confused with the larger Carmarthenshire river, River Amman.

Aman River
The Aman River near the Falcon Inn, between Cwmaman and Godreaman, Aberaman.
Native name	Afon Aman (Welsh)
Location
Country	Wales
County borough	Rhondda Cynon Taf
Physical characteristics
Source confluence	Nant Aman Fach, Nant Aman Fawr and the Sychnant
Mouth	River Cynon
• location	Aberaman
• coordinates	51°42′03″N3°25′11″W / 51.70086°N 3.41968°W / 51.70086; -3.41968

The Aman River in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, is a tributary of the River Cynon.

Course

At Cwmaman it is formed by the confluence of various streams including the Nant Aman Fach (from the north west), the Nant Aman Fawr (from the west) and the Sychnant (from the south). From Cwmaman it flows north-east for about 2.5 km or 1.5 miles, passing Godreaman and Aberaman, to a confluence with the River Cynon. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

During the development of the Fforchaman Colliery, the parts of the river on the site were progressively culverted, with the culverted sections measuring a total 2,300 feet (700 m) in length. In the 1960s, following the colliery's closure the surrounding land around the culverts was landscaped into common ground. ^[5]

References

1. Ordnance Survey map
2. "Nant Aman Fach". britishplacenames.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
3. "Aman Fawr". www.britishplacenames.uk.
4. "Geograph:: Aman River near the Falcon Inn,... © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk.
5. "Cwmaman Flood Alleviation Scheme". AberdareOnline. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2025-01-10.