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(Redirected from Afon Llugwy) River in North Wales Not to be confused with the River Lugg, a tributary of the River Wye.

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Llugwy
River Llugwy upstream of Betws-y-Coed

Native name	Afon Llugwy (Welsh)
Location
Country	Wales
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Ffynnon Llugwy

Mouth
• location	confluence with River Conwy
Length	40 km (25 mi)

River Llugwy (Welsh: Afon Llugwy) is a tributary of the River Conwy, and has its source at Ffynnon Llugwy, a lake in the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia in north-west Wales.

Location and catchment area

The average annual rainfall in the catchment of the Llugwy is the highest recorded in England and Wales.

The Llugwy largely follows the route of the A5, passing firstly through the village of Capel Curig, then on to fall over the Swallow Falls, a popular tourist attraction.

On entering Betws-y-Coed it is crossed by the Miner'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.

In landscape painting

The Llugwy was a favourite of many well-known Victorian artists such as Frederick William Hulme. The scenery around its banks was the subject of a number of important British paintings, including several included in Royal Academy exhibits. River Llugwy was a place of death of the painter James William Whittaker (1828–1876), who fell there trying to collect his painting gear and drowned.

53°05′N 3°48′W / 53.083°N 3.800°W / 53.083; -3.800

References

Sutton, Charles William (1900). "Whittaker, James William" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. p. 145.

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Towns	Llanrwst Conwy
Other settlements	Betws-y-Coed Caerhun Dolgarrog Eglwysbach Glan Conwy Henryd Llanbedr-y-Cennin Llanddoged Llangelynnin Llanrhychwyn Maenan Rowen Tal-y-bont Tal-y-Cafn Trefriw Tyn-y-groes
Rivers & streams	Afon Conwy Afon Crafnant Afon Geirionydd Afon Hiraethlyn Afon Machno Afon Lledr Afon Llugwy Afon Gallt y Gwg Nant y Goron Afon Ddu (1) Afon Porth-llwyd Afon Dulyn Afon Ddu (2) Afon Garreg-wen Ffrwd Cerriguniawn Afon Melynllyn Afon Roe Afon Tafolog Afon Gyffin
Lakes	Llyn Crafnant Llyn Elsi Llyn Geirionydd Llyn Parc
Waterfalls	Conwy Falls Grey Mare's Tail Fairy Falls
Hills & mountains	Mynydd y Dref Tal y Fan Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen Cefn Cyfarwydd Mynydd Hiraethog
Castles & forts	Canovium Conwy Castle Gwydir Castle Pen y Gaer
Bridges	Conwy Railway Bridge Conwy Suspension Bridge Pont Fawr (Llanrwst) Tal-y-Cafn Bridge Waterloo Bridge (Betws-y-coed)
Other features	Bodnant Garden Cadair Ifan Goch Conwy RSPB reserve Gwydir Forest Klondyke mill Maenan Abbey Moel Maelogan Snowdonia National Park Surf Snowdonia Trefriw Woollen Mills Tu Hwnt i'r Bont Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant
Transport	A470 A5 B5106 Conwy Valley line Conwy Valley Railway Museum Sarn Helen
Railway stations	Betws-y-Coed railway station Dolgarrog railway station Glan Conwy railway station Llanrwst railway station North Llanrwst railway station Tal-y-Cafn railway station
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