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River Vyrnwy

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dam was built in the 1880s, the river has flowed directly from the base of the dam. The river runs for 39.7 miles (63.9 km), and the last 8 miles (12.9 km) form part of the Welsh/English border between
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The river used to be sourced from the many rivers and streams running off the mountains surrounding the Vyrnwy valley. However, since the
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and a good touring river due to being relatively placid when not in flood.
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sections, most notably the Vyrnwy Gorge near the village of
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The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names
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You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 881:Staffordshire & Worcestershire 568:"Canoe Access to the river Vyrnwy" 14: 982:All crossings of the River Severn 1565: 1508: 29: 1720:Tributaries of the River Severn 972:Aust Severn Powerline Crossing 309:Much of the lower river below 145: • coordinates 1: 237:, the river of which it is a 94:Physical characteristics 1450:Parliamentary constituencies 362:"In praise of … Lake Vyrnwy" 547:www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk 306:by both kayaks and canoes. 128: • location 1776: 1750:Shropshire geography stubs 1663: 1617: 1560: 1503: 1470:Grade II* listed buildings 911:Gloucester & Sharpness 886:Worcester & Birmingham 262:. It eventually joins the 990: 217:) flows through northern 190: 112: 98: 28: 1465:Grade I listed buildings 388:"History of Lake Vyrnwy" 233:. 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Index


Welsh
Wales
England
Powys
Shropshire
Lake Vyrnwy
Mouth
River Severn
Melverley
52°44′11″N 2°59′48″W / 52.7363°N 2.9966°W / 52.7363; -2.9966
Welsh
[ɛˈvərnʊɨ]
Powys
Wales
Shropshire
England
Severn
tributary
Lake Vyrnwy
Powys
Shropshire
River Severn
Melverley
kayakers
canoeists
Grade II
Grade III
Dolanog
portage

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