River Ystwyth
River Ystwyth | |
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![]() River Ystwyth near Trawsgoed | |
Location | |
Country | Wales |
Region | Ceredigion |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Carnbwlchcloddiau, Elenydd, Powys, Wales |
• elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Cardigan Bay, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion |
Length | 20.5 miles (33.0 km) |
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On the left is Pendinas Hill and on the right is Tanybwlch Beach
The River Ystwyth (Welsh: Afon Ystwyth; [ˈəstʊɨ̯θ]; lit. 'winding river'[1]) is a river in Ceredigion, Wales. The length of the main river is 20.5 miles (33.0 km). Its catchment area covers 75 square miles (190 km2).[2] Its source is a number of streams that include the Afon Diliw, located on the west slopes of Plynlimon on the border of Ceredigion and Powys in the Cambrian Mountains.[3] The Ystwyth flows westwards before its confluence with the Afon Rheidol and the estuary at Aberystwyth to drain into Cardigan Bay.[4]
The Ystwyth valley is sparsely populated with villages, namely
Hafod Uchtryd was a mansion built by Thomas Johnes from 1783, part of it being designed by John Nash. The landscaped gardens were formed by blasting away parts of hills to create vistas. Roadways and bridges were built and hundreds of thousands of trees were planted. The result was a landscape that became famous and attracted many visitors including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and it is believed to have inspired a passage in his poem Kubla Khan. The house was demolished in 1955, but the landscape remains today.[6]
The River still carries elevated levels of lead, zinc and silver in its water, mostly due to seepage from abandoned mine
References
- ISBN 9780198527589.
- ^ "First Water Resources Survey : Report", South West Wales River Authority, Published 1970, Page 41; Table 1
- ^ Brooker M.P.; Morris D.L. "A survey of the macroinvertebrates of the Rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol" (PDF). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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- JSTOR 2169.
- ^ Keen, Richard & Burgum, Ian Wales, p. 88.
- ^ "River Ystwyth pollution from Pontrhydygroes mine cut". BBC News. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- Green, John (2006), Afon Ystwyth: The Story of a River, Artery Publications 2006. ISBN 0-9513909-7-X
External links
Media related to Afon Ystwyth at Wikimedia Commons