River Cynon

River Cynon
River Cynon from Abercynon bridge
Native nameAfon Cynon (Welsh)
Location
CountryWales
Historic countyGlamorgan
Unitary AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taf
SettlementsAberdare, Mountain Ash, Abercynon

The River Cynon (Welsh: Afon Cynon) in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon (OS grid ref SN 95240 07740) at 219 m (719 ft) above sea level at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast, into the Taff at Abercynon in the same district.[1] The water emerging at Llygad Cynon has been traced back to the sink of the Nant Cadlan at Ogof Fawr.[2]

  1. ^ "Hydrogeology of Wales: Carboniferous aquifers - the Carboniferous Limestone aquifer". Earthwise. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Llygad Cynon". Cambrian Cave Registry. Cambrian Caving Council. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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