{{Short description|River in south Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|Ebbw River at Tredegar Park The '''Ebbw River''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|b|uː}}; {{langx|cy|Afon Ebwy}}) is a river in South Wales which gives its name to the town of Ebbw Vale. The Ebbw River is joined by the '''Ebbw Fach River''' (Welsh: Afon Ebwy Fach; meaning 'little Ebbw river') at Aberbeeg. The Ebbw Fach is itself fed by a left-bank tributary, the River Tyleri, from Cwmtillery.

==Toponymy== In common with the names of the nearby Sirhowy River and Rhymney River, the name for the Ebbw River is in a reverse order of the names of rivers that are close to it, for example, that of the River Taff, which is to the west of it, and the River Usk, into which it flows.

==Route== The Sirhowy River joins the Ebbw River at Crosskeys, then the river flows south east, through the town of Risca, then through the western suburbs of Newport, alongside Tredegar Park. The tidal Ebbw joins with the estuarine River Usk seaward of Newport, before flowing into the Mouth of the Severn.<ref>{{cite book |title=OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park: Eastern area |date=2009 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |location=Southampton |isbn=9780319240540 |edition=A1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Explorer 152 Newport & Pontypool |date=2001 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |location=Southampton |isbn=0319236269 |edition=A3bar}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930043920/http://www.xkeys.free-online.co.uk/photos/june01/image005.htm A picture of the Ebbw River] * [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2796848 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of the Ebbw River and surrounding area] & [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2796857 here]

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Category:Rivers of Blaenau Gwent Category:Rivers of the Brecon Beacons National Park Category:Rivers of Caerphilly County Borough Category:Rivers of Newport, Wales Category:Rivers of Powys Category:Ebbw Vale

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