DESTINATION: River Clwyd - Rhyl, Wales - River Origins, Destinations and Confluences on Waymarking.com

The River Clwyd drains from the Clocaenog Forest and is slow moving and meandering for part of its length. With the confluence of The River Elwy, which is fast flowing at high an almost dry at low, the speed of water is variable.

"In 1277, King Edward I sited a castle next to the Clwyd at Rhuddlan. In order for his supply barges to reach the castle, he employed 968 men to work on what was called 'The Great Ditch'. He straightened the 3 mi (4.8 km) stretch of river that ran from the castle to the sea. This was an enormous feat of engineering, compared even to today's modern standards, and it is still possible to make out the original loops and turns of the Clwyd using satellite imagery."

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The co-ordinates given are at the viewing platform with sights across the Rhyl Harbour, River Clwyd mouth and across the west end of the Rhyl Beach. Parking is available on many of the nearby streets and at car parks close by.

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