Longest Rivers in Wales
This is a table of the longest rivers in Wales. Rivers only partly in Wales are included in this table in italics. Note that river lengths given by different authorities vary due to the different ways in which the measurement is made or indeed estimated. That rivers are partly fractal in nature accounts for some variation and lengths can also vary slightly over time as meanders expand or are cut off where rivers run through broad flood-plains.
| River | Length (miles) |
(km) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Severn | 220 | 354 |
| 2 | River Wye | 135 | 215 |
| 3 | River Teme | 81 | 121 |
| 4 | River Dee | 70 | 112 |
| 5 | River Towy | 68 | 109 |
| 6 | River Usk | 56 | 90 |
| 7 | River Teifi | 50 | 80 |
| 8 | River Taff | 40 | 64 |
Read more about this topic: Rivers Of Wales
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