Black Mountains Source
The river rises near Craswall on Cefn Hill just below the high Black Mountains, Wales. It flows southwards, gaining the waters of its tributaries the Escley Brook and Olchon Brook near Clodock and the waters of Afon Honddu, from the Welsh side of the Black Mountains, near Pandy. The river then flows briefly eastwards, to Pontrilas, where it s joined by its largest tributary, the River Dore before again turning southwards. At Monmouth the river joins into the River Wye with the River Trothy. Its total length is around 42 miles (68 km).
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