The River Tawe (; Welsh: Afon Tawe [ˈtau.ɛ]) is a 30-mile (48 km) long river in South Wales. Its headwaters flow initially east from its source below Llyn y Fan Fawr south of Moel Feity in the Black Mountain, the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park, before the river turns south and then southwest to its estuary at Swansea.
Its main tributaries are the right bank Upper and Lower Clydach Rivers and the Afon Twrch, with Nant-y-fendrod joining on the left bank. The total area of the catchment is some 246 km2 (95 sq mi).
The River Tawe (; Welsh: Afon Tawe [ˈtau.ɛ]) is a 30-mile (48 km) long river in South Wales. Its headwaters flow initially east from its source below Llyn y Fan Fawr south of Moel Feity in the Black Mountain, the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park, before the river turns south and then southwest to its estuary at Swansea.
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