River Towy - Citizendia

River Tywi (Towy)
Course of the River Tywi
Origin	Cambrian Mountains (SN802631)
Mouth	Carmarthen Bay
Basin countries	Wales (Llandovery, Llandeilo, Carmarthen)
Length	67 mi (108 km)
Source elevation	1,601 ft (488 m)
Avg. The Cambrian Mountains are a series of Mountain ranges in Wales, reaching from and including the South Wales mountains of the Brecon Beacons Carmarthen Bay (Bae Caerfyrddin is an inlet of the south Wales coast A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Llandovery ( Llanymddyfri) is a Market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road. Llandeilo (or Llandilo is a Town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 Carmarthen ( Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum is the County town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. discharge	1,589 ft³/s (45 m³/s)
Basin area	515 mi² (1,333 km²)

Llyn Brianne spillway soon after first filling

The River Towy (Welsh: Afon Tywi) is the longest river which entirely runs through Wales. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic

It rises on lower slopes of Crug Gynan in the Cambrian Mountains grid reference SN802631 and flows through the Tywi Forest forming the border between Ceredigion and Powys. The Cambrian Mountains are a series of Mountain ranges in Wales, reaching from and including the South Wales mountains of the Brecon Beacons The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Geography List of places in CeredigionCeredigion is a coastal county bordered by Cardigan Bay to the west Gwynedd to the north Powys to the east This article is about the county of Wales For the ancient kingdom see Kingdom of Powys. The Llyn Brianne reservoir was formed here in 1972 by damming a section of the river in order to store winter rain so that it could be released into the river during dry periods. Llyn Brianne is a man made Lake or reservoir in the headwaters of the River Tywi. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The purpose behind this construction was to support the new abstraction at Nant Garedig that was destined to supply a large swathe of south Wales with drinking water. The flow in the River Tywi would have been unable to sustain such an abstraction were it not for the release of water from the upland reservoir.

The river flows south-westwards through Carmarthenshire passing through the towns of Llandovery and Llandeilo. Geography The county is bounded to the north by Ceredigion, to the east by Powys, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, to the south by the Llandovery ( Llanymddyfri) is a Market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road. Llandeilo (or Llandilo is a Town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 In Carmarthen it is joined by the substantial tributary, the Afon Gwili at Abergwili. Carmarthen ( Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum is the County town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Abergwili is a Village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, lying near to the junction of River Towy and Afon Gwili It is known for Finally the Tywi flows into Carmarthen Bay in a combined estuary with the River Tâf and River Gwendraeth, east of the Pendine Sands. Carmarthen Bay (Bae Caerfyrddin is an inlet of the south Wales coast The River Tâf rises in the Preseli Hills of North Pembrokeshire, West Wales, near the village of Crymych and is around 50 km (30 mi long The River Gwendraeth is a river in Carmarthenshire in west Wales. Pendine Sands is a 7 mile long beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. The mouth of the Towy estuary is guarded by Llansteffan Castle a 12th Century Norman castle. Llansteffan Castle is a Castle overlooking the River Tywi as it enters Carmarthen Bay near the village of Llansteffan in Carmarthenshire For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy.

The total length of the River Tywi is 108 km (68 miles). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Its numerous tributaries include the River Cothi, River Gwili, River Brân and River Doethie. River Cothi is the largest tributary of the River Tywi in south Wales. The Tywi is noted for trout and salmon fishing. Trout is the common name given to a number of Species of Freshwater Fish belonging to the Salmonidae family Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae.

In October 1987, four people were killed when a train plunged off Glanrhyd Bridge near Llandeilo into the flooded river. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

A canal narrowboat the "Towy" was named after this river, it was used by Thomas Clayton from when it was buit in 1938 and is now cared for by a preservation group.

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