River Tywi
The
River Tywi
(
Welsh
) or
River Towy
(
English
) is the longest river which entirely runs through
Wales
. It rises on lower slopes of
Crug Gynan
in the
Cambrian Mountains
(
grid reference
SN8063) and flows through the
Tywi Forest
forming the border between
Ceredigion
and
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. The purpose behind this construction was to support the new abstraction at
Nant Garedig
that was detsined to supply a large swathe of south
Wales
with drinking water. The flow in the River Twyi 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
,
Llandeilo
. In
Carmarthen
it is joined by the sybstantial tributary, the
Afon Gwili
at
Abergwili
. Finally the Twyi flows into
Carmarthen Bay
in a combined estuary with the
River Tf
and
River Gwendreath
, east of the
Pendine Sands
. The total length of the River Tywi is 108
km
(68 miles). Its numerous tributaries include the
River Cothi
,
River Gwili
,
River Brn
and
River Doethie
. The Tywi is noted for
trout
and
salmon
fishing. Tywi
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