River Rhaeadr | |
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Location | |
Country | Wales |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Pistyll Rhaeadr |
Mouth | |
• location | Afon Tanat |
The River Rhaeadr (Welsh : Afon Rhaeadr) is a river in Wales.
It starts at the Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall a few miles from the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, where the Afon Disgynfa falls over a 240-foot (73 m) cliff-face, after which the river is known as the Afon Rhaeadr.
Downstream, the Afon Rhaeadr runs into the Afon Tanat.
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