Weir and cascades on the Lower Clydach River at Forge Fach

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The photograph on this page of Weir and cascades on the Lower Clydach River at Forge Fach by Nigel Davies as part of the Geograph project.

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Weir and cascades on the Lower Clydach River at Forge Fach

Image: © Nigel Davies Taken: 6 May 2012

This river has quite an industrial past with a tramway and many mines along its length. Barely anything remains now but there is a clogged leat and defunct sluices behind the pictured weir, plus the name of this area hints at an old forge.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.695877
Longitude
-3.89986