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 River Llugwy upstream ofBetws-y-Coed | |
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| Native name | Afon Llugwy (Welsh) |
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| Country | Wales |
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| • location | Ffynnon Llugwy |
| Mouth | |
• location | confluence withRiver Conwy |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
River Llugwy (Welsh:Afon Llugwy) is a tributary of theRiver Conwy, and has its source atFfynnon Llugwy, a lake in theCarneddau range of mountains inSnowdonia in north-westWales.
The average annualrainfall in the catchment of the Llugwy is the highest recorded inEngland andWales.
The Llugwy largely follows the route of theA5, passing firstly through the village ofCapel Curig, then on to fall over theSwallow Falls, a popular tourist attraction.
On enteringBetws-y-Coed it is crossed by theMiner's Bridge, a curious wooden bridge set at a steep incline over the river, and shortly after passing under Pont-y-pair road bridge it flows beside the main street before its confluence with the Conwy at the northernmost end of the golf course.
The Llugwy was a favourite of many well-known Victorian artists such asFrederick William Hulme. The scenery around its banks was the subject of a number of important British paintings,[citation needed] including several included in Royal Academy exhibits.[citation needed] River Llugwy was a place of death of the painterJames William Whittaker (1828–1876), who fell there trying to collect his painting gear and drowned.[1]
53°05′N3°48′W / 53.083°N 3.800°W /53.083; -3.800
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