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Usk

American

[uhsk] / ʌsk /

noun

a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.

Usk British

/ ʌsk /

noun

a river in SE Wales, flowing southeast and south to the Bristol Channel. Length: 113 km (70 miles)

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Several of Wales' other most protected river networks are also failing to meet targets around phosphate pollution - including the Usk and Cleddau.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

"Having grown up around the River Usk in the 1980s, I know just how beautiful the river and surrounding area can be," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

The couple, from Ross-on-Wye, met through work and got married at the registry office in Usk, Monmouthshire on Wednesday morning, before heading straight to the care home in Abergavenny to continue celebrating.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

A year later and a chance encounter at the Usk Agricultural Show would start Ioan on a journey towards the velodrome.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

The painted flies in the plates will be just the sort for the Wye made smaller, and will suit the Usk admirably, dressed smaller still.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

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