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Afon Clywedog
Clywedog at the base of Clywedog reservoir
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom, Wales
RegionMid Wales
CountyPowys
SettlementLlanidloes, Staylittle
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPlynlimon, Powys, Wales
 • coordinates52°32′28″N 3°43′00″W / 52.5411°N 3.7168°W / 52.5411; -3.7168
Mouth 
 • location
River Severn, Llanidloes
 • coordinates
52°27′03″N 3°32′26″W / 52.4508°N 3.5406°W / 52.4508; -3.5406
Length29.0 km (18.0 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationLlanidloes
 • average2.26 m3/s (80 cu ft/s)

The Afon Clywedog is an upland headwater tributary of the River Severn in Powys, Wales. It is approximately 29 km long and has its source on the flanks of Plynlimon and has its confluence with the Severn in Llanidloes. The annual rainfall over the catchment is between 1737 mm and 1836 mm.[1]

  1. ^ "54013 - Clywedog at Cribynau Spatial data". National Rivers Flow Archive. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

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