Afon Ogwen
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Afon Ogwen River Ogwen (English) |
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 The Ogwen above Bethesda. |
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| location | Wales | |
| River system | Afon Ogwen | |
| River basin district | Western Wales RBD | |
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Llyn Ogwen in Dyffryn Ogwen , Gwynedd 53 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ N , 4 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| muzzle |
Conwy Bay Coordinates: 53 ° 14 ′ 18 " N , 4 ° 5 ′ 0" W 53 ° 14 ′ 18 " N , 4 ° 5 ′ 0" W |
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0 m
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| length | 16 km | |
The Afon Ogwen ( Welsh , English: River Ogwen ) is a river in north-west Wales that rises in the mountains of Snowdonia and flows into Conwy Bay after a relatively short run west of Bangor .
course
swell
The river has its source in Dyffryn Ogwen , in Lake Llyn Ogwen . The A5 road runs along the lake, coming from Capel Curig in the east. At Penrhyndeudraeth watershed between Ogwen and Llugwy , the tributary of the Ogwen shares its origin with the sources of the River Llugwy . The tributaries to Llyn Ogwen include the Nant Gwern y Gof , Afon Denau and the Afon Lloer , which itself rises further north in a highland lake, the Ffynnon Lloer . The area to the west of the almost egg-shaped lake is called Pont Pen-y-benglog .
water falls
Immediately at the western end of the lake, the river falls over the Ogwen Falls (Welsh. Rhaeadr Ogwen ) into the Nant Ffrancon Valley. It then flows in a north-northwest direction through the valley that is part of Snowdonia National Park .
Land consolidation
In the 1950s and 1960s part of the Ogwen was reburied in order to better drain the surrounding farmland. The success was small, the ecological damage even greater. Therefore, in the 1990s, the Environment Agency, in cooperation with the Countryside Council for Wales and others, set about renaturing the river in order to regain its original biodiversity .
After about 3.5 km, shortly before Bethesda , he leaves the national park. There it also feeds the reservoir of the Penrhyn quarry .
Lower course
In the settlement area of Bethesda the Afon Llafar / Caseg and Afon Ffrydlas flow from the right and east near the village of Braichmelyn . The Galedffrwd comes from the left and west . The A5 runs along long stretches of the river. After another 2 km the Afon y Llan flows into it. South of Bangor it is crossed by the North Wales Expressway 11 . He happened Penrhyn Castle in the east and ends after a total distance of about 16 km at Aberogwen in the Menai Straits .
The Afon Caseg drains large areas of the Carneddau mountain range. In the lower reaches of the Ogwen offers popular canoe whitewater routes. There is also an old railway line along the river, which is now used as a cycle path.
Web links
- Photos on geograph.co.uk (English)