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== Course == | == Course == | ||
[[File:Dartmoor Clapper Bridge.jpg|thumb|The clapper bridges of Dartmoor, Devon, basis for the simple stone bridges crossing the Cëlac]] | [[File:Dartmoor Clapper Bridge.jpg|thumb|alt=A clapper bridge at Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon|The clapper bridges of Dartmoor, Devon, basis for the simple stone bridges crossing the Cëlac]] | ||
The Cëlac rises on the slope of [[Mt. Almin]] above the [[Valley of Parka]] in the [[Reknayan Mountains]] and takes many minor tributaries as it follows the [[Nassar Niom|Black Road]] south, entering Belkondíl as it emerges from [[Cëlac's Gate]] between the [[Lágon|City of Lágon]] and the [[Jeskíl-Srejk]]. Already a major albeit relatively narrow body of water at this point, its volume is increased considerably in the subsequent confluences with the rivers [[Äroïn]] and [[Nellac]] on its course south. It is uncrossable by ford from [[Fáda]], although still narrow enough to allow for a series of clapper bridges traversing it south of the village, the first major bridge being located at Soskilón; the river is fully navigable by both rafts and riverboats south of [[Tinnas]]. This part of its course mainly follows the trough east of the [[Olgish Highlands]], avoiding the higher moorlands and marshes most of the lower Nellac is passing through. Off the southern tip of the highlands, the Cëlac traverses [[Gliron]] and joins the [[White Sea]] and a long estuary, the [[Cëlacmouth]]. | The Cëlac rises on the slope of [[Mt. Almin]] above the [[Valley of Parka]] in the [[Reknayan Mountains]] and takes many minor tributaries as it follows the [[Nassar Niom|Black Road]] south, entering Belkondíl as it emerges from [[Cëlac's Gate]] between the [[Lágon|City of Lágon]] and the [[Jeskíl-Srejk]]. Already a major albeit relatively narrow body of water at this point, its volume is increased considerably in the subsequent confluences with the rivers [[Äroïn]] and [[Nellac]] on its course south. It is uncrossable by ford from [[Fáda]], although still narrow enough to allow for a series of clapper bridges traversing it south of the village, the first major bridge being located at Soskilón; the river is fully navigable by both rafts and riverboats south of [[Tinnas]]. This part of its course mainly follows the trough east of the [[Olgish Highlands]], avoiding the higher moorlands and marshes most of the lower Nellac is passing through. Off the southern tip of the highlands, the Cëlac traverses [[Gliron]] and joins the [[White Sea]] and a long estuary, the [[Cëlacmouth]]. | ||