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River Usk

Black Mountain (hill)River UskRiver navigations in the United KingdomRivers of CarmarthenshireRivers of Monmouthshire
Rivers of Newport, WalesRivers of PowysRivers of the Brecon Beacons National ParkSites of Special Scientific Interest in BrecknockSites of Special Scientific Interest in MonmouthshireSites of Special Scientific Interest in NewportUse British English from September 2017Vague or ambiguous time from June 2011
The River Usk, looking downstream geograph.org.uk 398132
The River Usk, looking downstream geograph.org.uk 398132

The River Usk (; Welsh: Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (y Mynydd Du), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and Abergavenny after which it takes a more southerly course. Beyond the eponymous town of Usk it passes the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon to flow through the heart of the city of Newport and into the Severn Estuary at Uskmouth beyond Newport near the Newport Wetlands. The river is about 125 km (78 mi) long.The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal follows the Usk for most of the length of the canal.

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