List of River Beats and Stillwaters
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River Elwy
The River Elwy has its source south-east of Llanrwst. Its main tributary is the River Aled.
The Elwy is to some degree a spate river, and due to its catchment and overall topography tends to rise, and then fall and clear quickly.
River Elwy Beats
1. Gypsy Lane
2. Spring Gardens/Roe Parc/St Asaph City Beat
3. Bryn Polyn
4. Maes Elwy
5. Maes Elwy Woods
6. Glan Llyn
7. Pont y Ddol
8. Bron Heulog
River Clwyd
The River Clwyd rises in the Clocaenog Forest northwest of Corwen.
It flows due south and then north-eastwards, more or less tracking the A494 to Ruthin. Here it leaves a relatively narrow valley and enters a broad agricultural vale. Just south of
Denbigh, it is joined by the River Clywedog.
Then the Clwyd meanders northwards through the fertile Clwyd valley to St Asaph, where it is joined by the River Elwy, its main tributary.
At the confluence of the Elwy and the Clwyd, the river becomes tidal before meeting the Irish Sea at Rhyl.
River Clwyd Beats
10. Lower Pont Dafydd
11. Pont Dafydd
12. Ysgubor y Coed
13. Glan Clwyd
14. Wern Ddu
15. Lower Llanerch
16. Upper Llanerch
17. Bodfari
18. Upper Bodfari
19. Pont Clwyd
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River Aled
The Afon Aled flows from the moorland reservoirs of Llyn Aled and Llyn Aled Isaf. It is the main tributary of the River Elwy. Once the upper river frees itself from a deep gorge it is similar in topography to the Elwy.
20. Llansannan Beat
Stillwaters
21. Llyn Crud y Gwynt
22. Llyn Brenig/Alwen
River Dee
AREA MAP OF BALA & DISTRICT AA WATERS (Click to enlarge)
River Dee Bala Maps 1,2,3
River Dee Llanderfel beat
Bala Outflow
Afon Lliw, Llafar, Dee Bach & Twrch (Llanuwchllyn)
Afon Tryweryn
Bala Stillwaters
Llyn Maes y Clawdd
Llyn Cwm Prysor
Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)
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