Afon Dulyn
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Afon Dulyn is the outflow from Llyn Dulyn
, a lake in the Carneddau
mountains in North Wales
. It is a tributary of the river Conwy
.
Just below Afon Dulyn the river is joined by Afon Melynllyn
, a small river flowing from neighbouring Llyn Melynllyn
.
The river does not carry a great deal of water because water is transferred from Llyn Dulyn to the reservoirs of Llyn Eigiau
and Llyn Cowlyd
.
Llyn Dulyn
Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.The lake covers an area of only , yet is extremely deep - it reaches to a depth of 189'...
, a lake in the Carneddau
Carneddau
The Carneddau , are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. It includes the largest contiguous areas of high ground in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fourteen Peaks...
mountains in North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
. It is a tributary of the river Conwy
River Conwy
The River Conwy is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is a little over long. "Conwy" is sometimes Anglicized as "Conway."...
.
Just below Afon Dulyn the river is joined by Afon Melynllyn
Afon Melynllyn
Afon Melynllyn is the outflow from Llyn Melynllyn, a lake in the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is a tributary of Afon Dulyn, itself a tributary of the river Conwy....
, a small river flowing from neighbouring Llyn Melynllyn
Llyn Melynllyn
Llyn Melynllyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.It lies at a height of just over , and has an area of some ....
.
The river does not carry a great deal of water because water is transferred from Llyn Dulyn to the reservoirs of Llyn Eigiau
Llyn Eigiau
Llyn Eigiau is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales.The name Eigiau is thought to refer to the shoals of fish which once lived here. Early maps refer to it as Llynyga...
and Llyn Cowlyd
Llyn Cowlyd
Llyn Cowlyd is the deepest lake in North Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains, at a height of above sea level. The lake is long and narrow, measuring nearly long and about a third of a mile wide, and covers an area of...
.