River Monnow

	River Monnow; Afon Mynwy
	The Monnow Bridge in Monmouth
	Data
location	England , Wales ( UK )
River system	Severn
Drain over	River Wye → Severn → Bristol Channel
source	On Cefn Hill in the Black Mountains, ; 52 ° 1 ′ 28 " N , 3 ° 5 ′ 41" W
muzzle	in Monmouth on the River Wye Coordinates: 51 ° 48 ′ 21 " N , 2 ° 42 ′ 36" W 51 ° 48 ′ 21 " N , 2 ° 42 ′ 36" W.;
length	42 km
	Looking upstream from Priory Street, Monmouth
	In 1930 an elephant fled into the river while dismantling a fair.

The River Monnow ( Welsh Afon Mynwy ) is a river in south-west Herefordshire ( England ) and east of Monmouthshire in Wales . The Welsh name of the river "Myn-wy" means fast water . The total length of the river is about 42 km.

Border river

For much of its short length, the Monnow forms the border between England and Wales before flowing into the River Wye at Monmouth . From there on, up to its confluence with the Severn at Chepstow , the Wye is also half English. In Monmouth, a medieval stone arch bridge, the Monnow Bridge , spans the river.

Source in the Black Mountains

The river has its source on the northeastern slopes of the 677 m high Hay Bluff , near the Offa's Dyke Path , about 3 km west of Craswall , on the English northeast side of the Black Mountains . From there it flows south and takes up the tributaries Escley Brook , Olchon Brook near Clodock and Afon Honddu from the Welsh side of the Black Mountains, near Pandy . After that, the river briefly turns east before flowing south again. At Monmouth it flows into the River Wye , like the Trothy 500 m further on . The 65 km long Monnow Valley Walk trail follows the river.

Brown trout

The Monnow was once known for its wealth of brown trout ; Record catches were achieved between the towns of Pontrilas and Skenfrith . However, during the 20th century, particularly since the 1960s, there was a significant decline in fish stocks. In recent times the population has recovered dramatically, so that the Monnow catchment area is once again one of the best fishing areas in England and Wales, and has even become known for its grayling (salmon) population . A fish ladder built in Monmouth allows migratory fish to pass a previously insurmountable weir. Salmon and trout have regained access to most of the river's catchment area, and in 2008, after a long period of time , leaping salmon were spotted again at a weir in Kentchurch . Through its work on improving the habitats in the catchment area, the Monnow Rivers Association has played a major role in the positive development of the fish population and the conditions for fishing, in particular by calling on anglers to safely put a high proportion of the fish caught back into the water .

Web links

Commons : River Monnow - collection of images, videos and audio files

Monnow Rivers Association , river information
River Mannow , information on canoeing on Upper and Lower Mannow

Individual evidence

↑ map at streetmap
^ The Monnow and Honddu confluence at Alltyrynys - OS grid SO3323 . Geographer Britain and Ireland. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
^ The River Monnow at Skenfrith - OS grid SO4520 . Geographer Britain and Ireland. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[1] t streetmap

[2] The Monnow and Honddu confluence at Alltyrynys - OS grid SO3323 . Geographer Britain and Ireland. Retrieved April 5, 2012.

[3] The River Monnow at Skenfrith - OS grid SO4520 . Geographer Britain and Ireland. Retrieved April 5, 2012.