Waterfalls on the River
Ceiriog The
only
waterfalls of any size on the Dee or its tributaries are
on the
River Ceiriog, not far from its source.
Area map, showing
where the
waterfalls
are on the River
Ceiriog
Aerial photo of the valley,
(the waterfalls are within it)
Map of the valley,
with waterfalls labelled.
A
photo journey to see the waterfalls
Photos from Walking
Forum.co.uk
North
Wales
has many beautiful waterfalls: click
HERE
to see more photos.
Did you find the famous
Welsh waterfall on the map on the first Waterfalls page? No? Go back and search for it!
How
are
waterfalls formed? A
waterfall
forms where a river flows over hard rock which it cannot
easily wear
away (erode). At the edge of the hard rock the water
wears away softer
rock more quickly, cutting down into the ground to
create a vertical
drop.
Watch the
videos below to see how this works - click the
pictures to play them.
Waterfall
animation
BBC
video
& animation
(watch the first one and a half minutes)
World's
Tallest
Waterfall
World's
Largest
Collection of Waterfalls
Click the photos to watch
BBC
Video clips of these waterfalls
Waterfall Websites
World
of
Waterfalls Amazing
website
(over 1000 pages!) with
details
about waterfalls all over the World
European
Waterfalls Information
about waterfalls
in Europe
Sources:
Ceiriog waterfalls: Walking
Forum
YouTube
BBC
