Confluence of Nant Llech with the Tawe
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Confluence of Nant Llech with the Tawe
Image: © Alan Bowring Taken: 17 Jul 2009
The flooding Afon Tawe has acquired a rich brown colour from flowing over the Old Red Sandstone soils to the north whilst the Llech, seen here flowing underneath a footbridge, has acquired a peaty colouration. It flows over moorlands underlain by Millstone Grit series rocks.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.801101
Longitude
-3.692964