Afon Rheidol :: Shared Description
The Afon Rheidol (English: River Rheidol) is a river in Ceredigion, Wales. The length of the main river is 31 km. Its catchment area covers 189 km2.
The Rheidol rises in the headwaters of the Nant y Moch reservoir on the western flanks of Plynlimon, near the sources of the Wye and Severn. It then flows south through the village of Ponterwyd on the main Aberystwyth to Rhayader road. Continuing south-westwards, in an increasingly deep valley the Rheidol joins with the Afon Mynach and veers westwards, the direction in which it continues for most of the rest of its course. At its confluence with the Mynach, it descends one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Wales at Pontarfynach (Devil's Bridge). The remainder of the meandering course of the river is through an ever-widening valley before discharging to the sea at Aberystwyth
The Rheidol rises in the headwaters of the Nant y Moch reservoir on the western flanks of Plynlimon, near the sources of the Wye and Severn. It then flows south through the village of Ponterwyd on the main Aberystwyth to Rhayader road. Continuing south-westwards, in an increasingly deep valley the Rheidol joins with the Afon Mynach and veers westwards, the direction in which it continues for most of the rest of its course. At its confluence with the Mynach, it descends one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Wales at Pontarfynach (Devil's Bridge). The remainder of the meandering course of the river is through an ever-widening valley before discharging to the sea at Aberystwyth
by N Chadwick
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Created: Wed, 18 Mar 2015, Updated: Wed, 18 Mar 2015
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