Afon Mawddach

Panning for gold in the forest area Coed -y- Brenin

View from the Panorama Walk above Barmouth over the estuary

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The river Mawddach [ maʊ̯ðaχ ] ( Welsh: Afon Mawddach ) is located in North Wales and drains the wide Snowdonia area north of Dduallt. The river is much branched, and its side arms are the same size as the river itself, the catchment area is bounded on the east by Aran Fawddwy massif, and in the west and north of the surveys of the Harlech Dome, the south of Llyn Trawsfynydd a watershed form.

The landscape through which flows the Mawddach heard some of the most beautiful and spectacular in the UK. Below Dolgellau the river forms a 12 km reaching the land, sandy estuary with mostly densely forested mountains, which you can cross at Penmaenpool on a small toll bridge. On the coast, the railway Aberystwyth Pwhllheli reach the town of Barmouth on the north side of the wide river mouth with the help of a wooden bridge construction from the year 1867.

Industrialization and land management have shaped the Mawddach area sustainable. Mid-19th century, more than two dozen gold mines on their operation, which together with the widespread gold by washing had a significant impact. But the forest and fur industry, the storage of ammunition and the use of the mountain country as an artillery training ground is at the expense of the environment.

Due to the sometimes very large rainfall, the water level of the Mawddach varies remarkably strong. This also the pH of the river water is affected, which can be extremely low. Despite these adverse conditions, fishing for salmon and trout has considerable economic importance.