From east to west:

River Tawe

Stretches from the city centre, acting as a natural barrier between it and the neighbourhood of St Thomas, all the way to the village of Ystradgynlais. It passes the Liberty Stadium, home to both Swansea City football team and Ospreys rugby team, as well as the neighbourhoods of Hafod, Landore, Plasmarl, Morriston, Llansamlet, Clydach and into the villages of Trebanos, Pontardawe, Alltwen, Ystalyfera and Ystradgynlais.


River Clyne

Stretches from Blackpill on the coast - which is just over a mile away from the seaside resort of Mumbles - to the western suburb of Killay, passing by the very rich Derwen Fawr neighbourhood, a sub-neighbourhood of Sketty. Running parallel alongside it is the Clyne Valley Country Path, formerly a railway line that linked up to the still-existent Heart of Wales Line, but now a dedicated cycle and walking path. While the river itself terminates at Killay, the pathway continues northwards along the old railtrack to the suburbs of Dunvant and Gowerton.




River Lliw

Unlike the aforementioned rivers, this runs west-east rather than south-north. Encompasses the quasi-rural areas of Felindre, Pontlliw and Penllergaer.


River Loughor

This runs south-north, acting as a natural barrier between Swansea and Carmarthenshire - where the percentage of people who speak Welsh is around 40%. It starts from North Gower, passing by the neighbourhood also called Loughor - separating it from Llanelli - then the village of Gorseinon and finishing in the village of Pontarddulais, which separates it from the Carmsrthenshire village of Hendy.