Gwendraeth
| Gwendraeth | ||
 Railway bridge over the Gwendraeth Fach at Kidwelly |
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| location | Carmarthenshire (Wales) | |
| River system | Gwendraeth | |
| Confluence of |
Gwendraeth Fach and Gwendraeth Fawr west of Kidwelly 51 ° 44 ′ 5 ″ N , 4 ° 19 ′ 58 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the Carmarthen Bay coordinates: 51 ° 44 '22 " N , 4 ° 22' 39" W 51 ° 44 '22 " N , 4 ° 22' 39" W. |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| Small towns | Kidwelly | |
| Gwendraeth Fawr | ||
| location | Carmarthenshire (Wales) | |
| River system | Gwendraeth | |
| source | Llyn Lech Owain 51 ° 48 ′ 58 " N , 4 ° 4 ′ 40" W. |
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| Source height | 238 m | |
| Confluence with | Gwendraeth Fawr to Gwendraeth 51 ° 44 ′ 5 ″ N , 4 ° 19 ′ 58 ″ W.
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| length | 12 km | |
| Gwendraeth compartment | ||
| location | Carmarthenshire (Wales) | |
| River system | Gwendraeth | |
| source | In the hills north of Cross Hands 51 ° 49 ′ 41 ″ N , 4 ° 3 ′ 51 ″ W |
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| Confluence with | Gwendraeth Fawr to Gwendraeth 51 ° 44 ′ 5 ″ N , 4 ° 19 ′ 58 ″ W.
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| length | 15 km | |
The Gwendraeth ( Welsh Afon Gwendraeth ) is a river in Carmarthenshire in Wales . It consists of two branches of the river, the Gwendraeth Fach and the Gwendraeth Fawr . The two arms of the river only flow together west of the town of Kidwelly . The Gwendraeth now merges into a wide estuary and shortly thereafter flows into the Carmarthen Bay together with the Tywi and the River Taf .
The northern arm of the river, the Gwendraeth Fach ( Welsh for Little Gwendraeth ) is the longer of the two river arms. It rises about 6 km north of the village of Cross Hands near Penrhiwgoch. It flows southwest before flowing south of Llandyfaelog south and through Kidwelly until it joins the southern arm of the river, the Gwendraeth Fawr, west of the city.
The southern arm of the river, the Gwendraeth Fawr ( Welsh for Great Gwendraeth ) rises in the lake Llyn Llech Owain north of the village of Gorslas . Legend has it that the Welsh mercenary leader Owain Lawgoch created the lake. The lake lies in a 64 hectare country park and is protected as a site of special scientific interest as a habitat for numerous wild bird species . The river leaves the lake in a south-westerly direction. It flows in a wide river valley until it comes to the coastal plain of the Pinged Marsh . The Kymer Canal was built through the plain from 1766 to 1768 by Thomas Kymer from the coal mines of Pwyll Llygod to Kidwelly, which is considered the first navigable canal in Wales. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows north of Pembrey Airport and finally merges with the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ British Lakes: Llyn Llech Owain
- ↑ Discovering Carmarthenshire: Llyn Llech Owain Country Park. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 10, 2014 ; Retrieved September 9, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
