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became and remains a popular icon of Welsh feeling. Water is stored in Llyn Celyn in winter when flows are high, and released over the summer to maintain the flow in the Dee (water from the Dee is used as the water supply for large areas of north-east Wales, and for the
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The regular releases from Llyn Celyn in summer mean that kayak events and trips can be planned in advance, and commercial rafting can take place. Most whitewater rivers in Wales rely on recent rain to have enough water for kayaking or rafting.
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Access to the upper part of the Tryweryn is uncontroversial - this contrasts with recreational access to many of the other rivers in Wales (see
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of the upper section of the Treweryn have been modified (by placing boulders along the river bed) to make them safer and to build
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for more information), and adds to the popularity of the Tryweryn among kayakers and rafters.
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despite popular and political opposition in Wales. The resulting graffiti "
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and after 19 kilometres (12 mi) joins the river Dee at
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For the controversial flooding of the Tryweryn Valley, see
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Hole, Abigail; Etain O'Carroll; John King (May 2004).
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Afon Tryweryn rafters hitting the standing wave of a
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Index

Tryweryn
Tryweryn flooding

Capel Celyn
Afon Tryweryn is located in Wales
Wales
Llyn Tryweryn
Mouth
Dee

hydraulic jump
river
Wales
Snowdonia National Park
Bala
tributaries
dammed
Llyn Celyn
Tryweryn flooding
Capel Celyn
Cofiwch Dryweryn
Llanrhystud
Wirral
Liverpool
Canolfan Tryweryn
River Dee
Bala Lake
Capel Celyn
Canolfan Tryweryn
whitewater

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