Afon Cwmnantcol
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The River Cwmnantcol is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...

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It is about 3 miles long and has its source at the head of Cwm Nantcol
Cwm Nantcol
Cwm Nantcol is a valley in the Ardudwy area of the county of Gwynedd in Wales.It lies in the Rhinogydd range of mountains in Snowdonia and carries the Afon Cwmnantcol. At the head of Cwn Nantcol is the Bwlch Drws Ardudwy pass, from where it is possible to negotiate the summits of Rhinog Fawr and...

 below Rhinog Fawr
Rhinog Fawr
Rhinog Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd range. It is the third highest summit of the Rhinogydd, losing out to Y Llethr and Diffwys respectively...

 and Y Llethr
Y Llethr
Y Llethr is the highest mountain in the Rhinogydd range of Snowdonia, in north Wales. The summit consists of a flat grassy top marked only by a small cairn...

. It flows north-westwards from its source and joins the Afon Artro at Pentre Gwynfryn
Pentre Gwynfryn
Pentre Gwynfryn is a village in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales about 1 mile east of Llanbedr. The village is at the confluence of the river Artro and the river Cwmnantcol....

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