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River Usk

The River Usk (Welsh: Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (y Mynydd Du), in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and Abergavenny after which it takes a more southerly course.
Beyond Usk it passes the fortress of Caerleon to flow through the heart of Newport and into the Severn Estuary at Uskmouth beyond Newport near the Newport Wetlands. The river is about 125 km.
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by N Chadwick

Created: Wed, 31 Jan 2024, Updated: Wed, 31 Jan 2024


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