The River Taff is a large river in South Wales. It is known as the Afon Tâf in Welsh. It is one of the ten major rivers in the United Kingdom. Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

It rises as two rivers in the Brecon Beacons - the Taff Fechan (Little Taff) and the Taff Fawr (Big Taff), before joining to form the Taff north of Merthyr Tydfil. Part of the Brecon Beacons, looking from the highest point Pen y Fan, 886 m (2907 feet), to Cribyn, 795 m (2608 feet) The Brecon Beacons (Welsh: Bannau Brycheiniog) are a mountain range located in the south-east of Wales. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town and county borough in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ...

The Taff Fawr rises below Corn-Du, south-west of Pen Y Fan and flows south through Beacons Reservoir, Cantref Reservoir and Llwyn-On Reservoir. Underneath Cefn Viaduct, the Nant Ffrwd emerges into the river from a deep, narrow gorge. To the south of Cefn Coed-Y-Cymer, the Taff Fechan and Taff Fawr merge at the wooded confluence that gives Cefn Coed-Y-Cymer its name. Pen y Fan is the highest mountain in south Wales, part of the Brecon Beacons. ... Beacons Reservoir is the Northernmost of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. ... Cantref Reservoir is the middle of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. ... Llwyn-On Reservoir is the largest and southernmost of the three reservoirs in the Taff Fawr valley in South Wales. ...

The Taff continues south through the centre of Merthyr Tydfil, where it is joined by the Nant Morlais (locally known as "The Stinky" due to its reputation for pollution) which emerges at Abermorlais from a culvert in the east bank. Just south of Merthyr weir, the Nant Rhydycar joins. Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town and county borough in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ...

South of Merthyr, the Taff begins to meander its way through Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Vale and Aberfan towards Quakers Yard. At Quakers Yard the river has cut a sharp incised meander, locally known as "Fiddler's Elbow". It is here that the third of the three Taffs, the Taff Bargoed joins the main river. Merthyr Vale is a village in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. ... Aberfan (in Welsh, the f is pronounced like the v in English) is a small village 5 miles (8 km) south of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. ... Quakers Yard is a community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. ...

At Abercynon, it is joined by the Cynon river, and at Pontypridd it is joined by the Rhondda river. From Pontypridd, it runs roughly south, through Taff's Well and Radyr, before arriving at the city of Cardiff in Llandaff. Abercynon is a small village in the Cynon Valley, Wales. ... The River Cynon is a river in South Wales and is one of the larger tributaries of the River Taff. ... Pontypridd is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales. ... The River Rhondda (Afon Rhondda in Welsh) is a river in South Wales which has two major trinutaries; the Rhondda Fawr (the Large Rhondda) and the Rhondda Fach ( the Little Rhondda). ... Taffs Well is a village located just north of the City of Cardiff in South Wales, United Kingdom. ... Radyr (strictly Radyr and Morganstown) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... Llandaff (Welsh: Llandaf) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales, and is also the name of a diocese of the Church in Wales, covering the most populous area of south Wales. ...

In Cardiff, the river runs through Bute Park and next to the Cardiff Arms Park and the former National Stadium, now the Millennium Stadium, and into Cardiff Bay, an artificial lake created by the construction of a barrage across the mouth of the river. It then flows out into the Bristol Channel. Bute Park is a large park in the centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. ... Cardiff Arms Park is a stadium complex situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd) is the regeneration area created by the Cardiff Barrage which impounded two rivers (Taff and Ely) to form a new freshwater lake around the former dockland area south of the city centre of Cardiff in south Wales // The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was... Look up Barrage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West...

The term "Taffy", used as a nickname to people from Cardiff and by extension to all of Wales, is sometimes thought to originate from the name of the river. It may be seen as slightly derogatory. However, it may also be from the name "Dafydd" (David) which is popular amongst the Welsh.

The River Taff is a popular place for the migration of certain fish, including the salmon, river trout and elver. This article is about non-human migration. ... Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ... Juvenile American eels An eel is any of the fishes in the order Anguilliformes. ...

External links

• Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Merthyr Tydfil Features