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The Lower Clydach River is a river in South
Geograph - pictures of Lower Clydach River
Rivers of Carmarthenshire Rivers of Neath Port Talbot Rivers of Swansea {{Wales-river-stub
The Lower Clydach River is a river in South Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
which rises on the slopes of Mynydd y Betws west of Cwmgors
Cwmgors is a village in the county of Glamorgan, and administered as part of the unitary authority borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is part of the community of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen and lies within the ceremonial county of West Glamorgan.
Cwmg ...
and flows for around 10 km through Cwm Clydach to its confluence with the River Tawe at Clydach. It runs through the RSPB
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a Charitable_organization#United_Kingdom, charitable organisation registered in Charity Commission for England and Wales, England and Wales and in Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, ...
's Cwm Clydach Nature Reserve just to the north of Clydach. - .
Each of the rivers bearing the name 'Clydach' in South Wales is thought to derive from an earlier Celtic word 'klou' or 'kleu' together with the suffix '-ach' which is of Irish origin. The sense is of a 'strong-flowing', 'washing' or stony river.
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Geograph - pictures of Lower Clydach River
Rivers of Carmarthenshire Rivers of Neath Port Talbot Rivers of Swansea {{Wales-river-stub