River Sirhowy

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The River Sirhowy (Welsh language : Afon Sirhywi) is a river in South Wales and a tributary of the River Ebbw.

[edit] Source

The River Sirhowy has its source on the slopes of Cefn Pyllau-duon above Tredegar. After flowing through Siôn-Sieffre's Reservoir it turns south through Tredegar and then Blackwood and Pontllanfraith. It turns eastwards near Cwmfelinfach and joins the River Ebbw near Crosskeys.

[edit] History

Extensive mining in the Sirhowy valley, for metals as well as for coal, had led to considerable pollution of the river in the past (it was known locally as the "Black River"), though water quality is now improving.

[edit] External links

• The confluence of the Sirhowy and the Ebbw at Crosskeys : photograph from the Crosskeys website
• www.geograph.co.uk : photo of the River Sirhowy