River Geirionydd

53°07′48″N 3°51′00″W / 53.130°N 3.850°W / 53.130; -3.850

River in Wales

River Geirionydd
The River Geirionydd near Klondyke mill
Native name	Afon Geirionydd (Welsh)
Location
Country	Wales
Physical characteristics

Source	Llyn Geirionydd

Mouth	confluence with Afon Crafnant

The River Geirionydd (Afon Geirionydd in Welsh) is a river in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a tributary of the River Crafnant (Afon Crafnant), which flows over the Fairy Falls waterfall in Trefriw,^[1] and thence on into the River Conwy (Afon Conwy), which is the main river of the Conwy valley.

It flows from Llyn Geirionydd^[2] down a steep gorge before joining the river Crafnant.^[3] It is less than a mile in length.

The river passes the former Klondyke mill,^[4] which used its waters. Klondyke was a mining and milling complex connected with some of the metal mines of the Gwydir Forest by means of an old tramway which ran alongside Llyn Geirionydd. From above the mill wagons used to enter the building via an aerial ropeway.

The Welsh language poet, clergyman, antiquary and literary critic Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd, 1795–1855) was born on a freehold on banks of the river.^[5]

References

^ John Barden Davies (15 September 2015). Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst and Trefriw Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-4456-5090-6. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ Samuel LEIGH (Publisher.) (1831). Leigh's Guide to Wales and Monmouthshire. p. 119. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ Country Life. Country Life, Limited. 1980. p. 1678. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ David Morgan Rees (1975). The industrial archaeology of Wales. David & Charles. p. 141. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ John Jenkins (1873). The Poetry of Wales. Houlston. p. 44.

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v t e Conwy Valley
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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