Drekvath

The Drekvath, also called the "Wyrmsgráf River", is a river in Rhovanion. It flows the western Grey Mountains from near the caves of Wyrmsgráf, heading south towards through eastern Elderslade and down a great fall forming one half of the Twainmantle, into the Wells of Langflood where it becomes one of the rivers that form the Anduin after first joining with the Langwell.

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  The Drekvath river pours down from the western Grey Mountains next to the caves of Wyrmsgráf which give the river its name. The river's only bridge is located here.
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  The river then winds its way in a south-southwesterly direction.
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  A ford across the Drekvath leads to Nathból, the breeding ground of drakes and wyrms.
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  Another waterfall puts the river out of the gorge and into the open lands of Elderslade.
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  Here, the Drekvath passes Shakal-atrâd, and between Zarkul-sulûn and Annâk-khurfu.
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  A second ford crosses the river, part of the road leading west to Angmar and east to the Sea of Rhûn.
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  The Drekvath then plummets off the cliffs of Elderslade, forming one of the two falls of the Twainmantle.
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  The Drekvath is the middle of the Three Sisters of Framsburg, their mist perpetually covering the Misthallow.
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  The Drekvath feeds into the longer Langwell river downstream of the Twainmantle.
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  As the Langwell meets the Greylin, the great river of Anduin is formed, flowing over a thousand miles to the ocean.
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  This dramatic setting is thus the creation of the longest river in Middle-earth, with the Drekvath as one of its sources.