| Afon Clywedog | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United Kingdom, Wales |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mid Wales |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Powys |
| Subdivision Type5: | Settlement |
| Subdivision Name5: | Llanidloes, Staylittle |
| Length: | 29km (18miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Llanidloes |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.26m3/s |
| Source1 Location: | Plynlimon, Powys, Wales |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 52.5411°N -3.7168°W |
| Mouth Location: | River Severn, Llanidloes |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 52.4508°N -3.5406°W |
The Afon Clywedog is an upland headwater tributary of the River Severn in Powys, Wales. It is approximately 29 km long and has its source on the flanks of Plynlimon and has its confluence with the Severn in Llanidloes. The annual rainfall over the catchment is between 1737 mm and 1836 mm.[1]
A large part of the upper catchment of the river is inundated by the Clywedog reservoir which stores water from the catchment, especially during the winter months, and releases it during periods of low flow to support the flow in the Severn so that drinking water may be abstracted downstream.[2] The management rules also enable the reservoir to maintain the reservoir below maximum level during the winter so that there is capacity to absorb flood flows to reduce the impact of flooding further down the main river.[3] The Afon Clywedog thus has a highly regulated flow with relatively high flow in dry conditions and reduced flow in wetter weather.