Afon Clun
| Afon Clun | |
| River | |
 The Afon Clun near Talbot Green
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Name origin: Welsh: afon = river, clun (obsolete) = meadow |
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| Country | Wales |
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Nant Mwyndy |
| - right | Nant Myddlyn |
| Source | |
| - location | The Garth (Mynydd y Garth), City and County of Cardiff |
| - elevation | 260 m (853 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°32′30″N 3°18′10″W / 51.54167°N 3.30278°W |
| Mouth | |
| - location | River Ely (Afon Elai), Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| - elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°31′38.35″N 3°23′26″W / 51.5273194°N 3.39056°WCoordinates: 51°31′38.35″N 3°23′26″W / 51.5273194°N 3.39056°W |
| Length | 23 km (14 mi) |
| Basin | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
The Afon Clun is a 14-mile (23 km) long tributary of the River Ely (Welsh: Afon Elai), in the counties of Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its bedrock is predominantly of sandstone. Beginning on the western slope of The Garth (Mynydd y Garth) the river is fast-flowing, in clear shallow water with a hard substrate, flowing to the south of Llantrisant and generally west to its confluence with the River Ely at Pontyclun, falling 715 feet (218 m) over its course.
The river contains species such as stone loach, lamprey, eel, roach, chub and bullhead, and the Afon Clun valley is home to many species, including dragonflies and damselflies, badger, and the marsh fritillary butterfly, as well as the European Protected Species – bats, dormouse, otter and great crested newt. Birds in the area include bullfinch, kingfisher, linnet, reed bunting, skylark, and song thrush.
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