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Dolgoch Lower Falls
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Editor's Notes
The Dolgoch Falls (also known as the Dol-goch falls, or the Dôl-goch falls (English: 'red meadow falls') are a series of three waterfalls near Tywyn in Gwynedd, North Wales.
The falls are part of the stream called Nant Dôl-goch, which flows into the Afon Fathew. A popular walk from the nearby Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway runs besides the falls.
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Weather at Dolgoch Lower Falls
H: 64° L: 47°
Sunny
64°
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Feels like 60°
Precipitation
8%
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
UV Index
3.8
Water Conditions:
🥶Too cold for most swimmers
12 AM
50°
3 AM
48°
6 AM
47°
9 AM
56°
12 PM
62°
3 PM
64°
6 PM
63°
9 PM
55°
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