River Geirionydd

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The River Geirionydd near Klondyke mill
The River Geirionydd near Klondyke mill
The ruins of Klondyke Mill today
The ruins of Klondyke Mill today

The River Geirionydd (Afon Geirionydd in Welsh) is a river in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is a tributary of the River Crafnant (Afon Conwy), which flows into the River Conwy (Afon Conwy), which is the main river of the Conwy valley.

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

The river passes the former Klondyke Mill, 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 a tramway which ran alongside Llyn Geirionydd. From above the Mill wagons used to enter the builing via an aerial ropeway.