List of rivers of Scotland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This list of river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

s in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed or simply Berwick is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is situated 2.5 miles south of the Scottish border....

. Tributaries

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

are listed down the page in an upstream direction. (L) indicates a left-bank tributary and (R) indicates a right-bank tributary whilst (Ls) and (Rs) indicate left and right forks where a named river is formed from two differently named rivers.

For simplicity, they are divided here by the coastal section in which the mouth of the river

Estuary

An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....

can be found. Those on Scottish islands can be found in a section at the end. For Scottish estuaries, please see under firths and sea lochs.

The Scots have many words for watercourses.

A "Water" (Lallans
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...

: "Watter", Scots Gaelic, "Uisge") is a smaller river, e.g. Ugie Water, Water of Leith
Water of Leith
The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland, to the port of Leith where it flows into the sea via the Firth of Forth.It is long and rises in the Colzium Springs at Millstone Rig of the Pentland Hills...

etc. Many Scottish rivers incorporate the name "Water" traditionally.
A "burn", Scots Gaelic: "allt" (anglicised as "Ault/alt"), used for smaller rivers and larger streams, also once widely used in England, now mostly in placenames especially the north, and sometimes spelled "bourne", e.g. Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...

and Ashbourne
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...

. In Scotland examples include Coalburn, Bannockburn
Bannockburn
Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn running through the village before flowing into the River Forth.-History:...

, Aultmore
Aultmore
Aultmore is a village in Moray, Scotland, near Keith....

.
Abhainn in Gaelic meaning river, which is anglicised as Avon. There is also a similar Brythonic cognate. This sometimes leads to curious 'double' namings of rivers by Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...

speakers, such as River Avon
River Avon
River Avon is the name of many rivers:-England:*River Avon *River Avon *River Avon *River Avon *Avon Water -Scotland:*River Avon *River Avon...

and River Afton
River Afton
The River Afton is a small river in Ayrshire, Scotland. which flows North from Alwhat Hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills, through Afton Reservoir and then for eight miles down Glen Afton before joining the River Nith at New Cumnock.The river is memorialised in Robert Burns's poem and this led...

(literally "River River"), or Glendale (literally "Valley Valley") which is a combination of Norse/Anglo-Saxon "dale" and Gaelic "glen" or Brittonic "glyn".

South-eastern Scotland

Flowing into the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...

between Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed or simply Berwick is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is situated 2.5 miles south of the Scottish border....

and Kincardine
Kincardine
Kincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a Burgh of barony in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port...

(East Coast)

The right-bank tributary of the Tweed, the River Till together with its tributaries, is almost wholly within England but is included for completeness of the Tweed catchment.

Tweed catchment

River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
- Whiteadder Water
  Whiteadder Water
  Whiteadder Water is a river in East Lothian and Berwickshire, Scotland. It also flows for a very short distance through Northumberland before joining the River Tweed...
  
  (L)
  - Blackadder Water
    Blackadder Water
    Blackadder Water is a river in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, forming part of the River Tweed system.Rising in the Harecleugh Forest plantation just south of the Twin Law cairns, north of the village of Westruther. The headwaters of the Blackadder join with those of the...
    
    (R)
    - Langton Burn (L)
  - Moneynut Water (L)
  - Dye Water
    Dye Water
    The Dye Water is a river in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Hope Hills, continues along the East Lothian boundary, a mile north east of Seenes Law, then east to Longformacus...
    
    (R)
  - Bothwell Water
    Bothwell Water
    The Bothwell Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills near Caldercleugh and continues past the Upper Monynut Forest, Crichness, Bothwell Hill, and the village of Bothwell, Scottish Borders, when it joins the Whiteadder Water.-External links:******...
    
    (L)
  - Faseny Water (R)
- River Till
  River Till
  The River Till in Northumberland is the only tributary of the River Tweed which flows wholly in England. . The upper part of the Till, which rises on Comb Fell, is known as the River Breamish...
  
  (R) (England only) (is known as River Breamish in upper reaches)
  - River Glen
    River Glen, Northumberland
    The River Glen in Northumberland, England is a tributary of the River Till. The College Burn and Bowmont Water, both flowing out of the Cheviot Hills, meet near Kirknewton to form the River Glen...
    
    (L), (England only)
    - Bowmont Water
      Bowmont Water
      Bowmont Water is a river in the Scottish Borders and Northumberland . It rises in the Cheviot Hills and passes by Mowhaugh, Town Yetholm, and Kirk Yetholm...
      
      (Ls) (upper reaches in Scotland)
    - College Burn (Rs), (England only)
  - Wooler Water
    Wooler Water
    Wooler Water is a tributary of the River Till in northern England....
    
    (L), (England only)
    - Carey Burn (Ls) (England only)
    - Harthope Burn (Rs) (England only)
  - Hetton Burn (R) (England only)
  - Lilburn Burn (Ls) (England only)
  - River Breamish (Rs) (England only)
    - Harelaw Burn (L) (England only)
    - Linhope Burn (L) (England only)
- Leet Water (L)
- Eden Water
  Eden Water
  Eden Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. "Water" is the Lowland Scots term for a small river.The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden Water passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's...
  
  (L)
- River Teviot
  River Teviot
  The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...
  
  (R)
  - Kale Water
    Kale Water
    The Kale Water is a long tributary of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its feeder burns in the Cheviot Hills are the Long Burn, Hawkwillow Burn and the Grindstone Burn, east of Leithope Forest near the Anglo-Scottish Border....
    
    (R)
  - Oxnam Water (R)
  - Jed Water
    Jed Water
    The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland.In total Jed Water is over 20 miles long, it flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge from a source in the Cheviot Hills....
    
    (R)
    - Black Burn (R)
  - Ale Water
    Ale Water
    The Ale Water is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch.It meets the Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk and Lilliesleaf....
    
    (L)
  - Rule Water
    Rule Water
    The Rule Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot.The Rule Water rises in Wauchope Forest and passes Hobkirk, Bonchester Bridge, Hallrule, Abbotrule, and Bedrule until it joins the River Teviot at Spittal-on-Rule.Other placenames include the...
    
    (R)
  - Slitrig Water
    Slitrig Water
    Slitrig Water , also known as the River Slitrig, is a river in the Scottish Borders. It is a tributary of the River Teviot.-References:...
    
    (R)
  - Borthwick Water
    Borthwick Water
    The Borthwick Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Teviot....
    
    (L)
  - Allan Water
    River Teviot
    The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...
    
    (R)
- Leader Water (L)
  - Boondreigh Water (L)
  - Earnscleugh Water (L)
- Gala Water
  Gala Water
  The Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.-Gallery:...
  
  (L)
  - Heriot Water (R)
- Ettrick Water (R)
  - Yarrow Water (L)
    - Megget Water
      Megget Water
      Megget Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire. The Water rises at Broad Hill, passes through Megget Reservoir and empties into St Mary's Loch...
      
      (L) (enters St Mary's Loch
      St Mary's Loch
      St Mary's Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, and is situated on the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, about south of Edinburgh. It is long and wide, and was created by glacial action during the last ice age...
      
      )
  - Rankle Burn (R)
  - Tima Water (R)
- Leithen Water
  Leithen Water
  Leithen Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in Scotland. It joins it near the town of Innerleithen, whose name comes from the Scottish Gaelic inbhir, meaning a confluence, and anglicised as "inner" or "inver". The Brythonic equivalent is "Aber". "Leithen" is a Celtic name meaning grey in...
  
  (L)
- Quair Water
  Quair Water
  The Quair Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its name is related to Traquair.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland*List of rivers of Scotland-External links:**...
  
  (R)
- Eddleston Water
  Eddleston Water
  Eddleston Water is a small river north of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland which joins the River Tweed at Peebles. It is also known locally as "The Cuddy"....
  
  (L)
- Manor Water
  Manor Water
  The Manor Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Ettrick Forest and flows into the River Tweed one mile south of Peebles.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
  
  (R)
- Lyne Water
  Lyne Water
  The Lyne Water is a tributary of the River Tweed which rises in the Pentland Hills of southern Scotland at Baddinsgill Reservoir. It runs through West Linton and Romannobridge, passes Flemington and Lyne Station and enters the Tweed west of Peebles. It floods regularly in winter and occasionally in...
  
  (L)
- Holms Water
  Holms Water
  The Holms Water is a river and a tributary of the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Glenkirk, Stanhope, Peeblesshire and Hearthstane.-See also:*List of places in the Scottish Borders*List of places in Scotland...
  
  (L)
  - Biggar Water (L)
- Kingledoors Burn (L)
- Talla Water
  Talla Water
  Talla Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Tweedsmuir. It feeds the Talla Reservoir.The Talla Railway was constructed to facilitate the building work, especially the Tweed Viaduct.-External links:**...
  
  (R)
- Fruid Water
  Fruid Water
  Fruid Water is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion.-See also:*Baddinsgill Reservoir*Megget Reservoir*Talla Reservoir*West Water Reservoir*List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom-External links:*...
  
  (R)

Simple coastal catchments

Eye Water
- Ale Water (L)
Biel Water
Biel Water
The Biel Water is a river running through the Biel Estate in Biel, East Lothian.It runs for 4.5 kilometres from the Luggate Burn and the Whittinghame Water, via Stenton, Biel House, West Barns, and finally to Belhaven Bay with its rather unusual bridge....

Tyne catchment

River Tyne
River Tyne, Scotland
The River Tyne is a river in Scotland, UK. It rises in the Moorfoot Hills in Midlothian near Tynehead to the south of Edinburgh, at the junction of the B6458 and the B6367. It continues for approx...
- Tyne Water (Ls)
- Birns Water (Rs) (Humbie Water)

Firth of Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...

(Estuary)

Esk catchment

River Esk, Lothian
River Esk, Lothian
The River Esk is a river which flows through Midlothian and East Lothian, Scotland.It initially runs as two separate rivers, the North Esk and the South Esk....
- River South Esk
  River Esk, Lothian
  The River Esk is a river which flows through Midlothian and East Lothian, Scotland.It initially runs as two separate rivers, the North Esk and the South Esk....
  
  (Rs)
  - Gore Water (R)
- River North Esk
  River Esk, Lothian
  The River Esk is a river which flows through Midlothian and East Lothian, Scotland.It initially runs as two separate rivers, the North Esk and the South Esk....
  
  (Ls)

Water of Leith catchment

Water of Leith
Water of Leith
The Water of Leith is the main river flowing through Edinburgh, Scotland, to the port of Leith where it flows into the sea via the Firth of Forth.It is long and rises in the Colzium Springs at Millstone Rig of the Pentland Hills...

Almond catchment

River Almond
River Almond, Lothian
The River Almond is a river in east-central Scotland. It is 28 miles long, rising in North Lanarkshire near Shotts and runs through West Lothian, draining into the Firth of Forth at Cramond near Edinburgh....
- Linhouse Water (R)
- Breich Water (R)

Avon catchment

River Avon

Carron catchment

River Carron
River Carron (Forth)
The River Carron is a river in central Scotland. This river has given its name to towns in Falkirk, a variety of regional features, a type of cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere.-River Carron:The river rises in the Campsie Fells before flowing into...
- Bonny Water (R)
- Earl's Burn (L)

Forth to Tay

River Forth
River Forth
The River Forth , long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some west of Stirling...
- Pow Burn (R)
- River Devon, Clackmannanshire
  River Devon, Clackmannanshire
  The River Devon is a tributary of the River Forth in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.-Geography:The source of the river is Blairdenon Hill in the Ochils at an altitude of ....
  
  (L)
- Black Devon
  Black Devon
  The Black Devon is a river in Scotland. It rises in the area west of Knockhill Racing Circuit, around north-west of Dunfermline, Fife, with the gathering of three small streams in branch formation. The river flows westwards through Balgonar, north of Saline, and then merges with the Saline Burn...
  
  (L)
- Bannock Burn
  Bannock Burn
  The Bannock Burn is a stream which rises in the Touch Hills to the south-west of Stirling in central Scotland. The Bannock flows eastward and enters the River Forth to the east of Stirling, close to the site of the Battle of Bannockburn...
  
  (R)
- Allan Water
  Allan Water
  The Allan Water is a river in central Scotland, United Kingdom. Rising in the Ochil Hills, it runs through Strathallan to Dunblane and Bridge of Allan before joining the River Forth....
  
  (L)
- River Teith
  River Teith
  The River Teith in Scotland flows from the north-west into the River Forth near Drip north-west of Stirling.- Etymology :The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Uisge Theavich, which translates into English as the "pleasant river".- Course :...
  
  (L)
  - Ardoch Burn (L)
  - Keltie Water (L)
  - Garbh Uisge
    Garbh Uisge
    Garbh Uisge is a short river of approximately 7 km in the Trossachs of Scotland just north-west Callander. It is the outflow of Loch Lubnaig and joins with Eas Gobhain west of Callander to form the River Teith...
    
    (Ls) (drains Loch Lubnaig
    Loch Lubnaig
    Loch Lubnaig is a small loch near Callander in the Stirling council area, Scotland. It lies in the former county of Perthshire....
    
    )
  - Eas Gobhain (Rs) (drains Loch Venachar
    Loch Venachar
    Loch Venachar is a freshwater loch in Stirling district, Scotland, situated between Callander and Brig o' Turk...
    
    )
- Goodie Water (L)
- Kelty Water (R)
- Duchray Water (R)

Simple coastal catchments

River Leven, Fife
River Leven, Fife
The River Leven is a river in Fife in Scotland. It flows from Loch Leven into the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven. The river is home to brown trout and hosts a run of sea trout and atlantic salmon...
- River Ore
  River Ore
  The River Ore is the name of the final section of the River Alde in Suffolk, England from just above Orford to the sea. It has one tributary, the River Butley, and Havergate Island is found at their confluence....
  
  (R)
Kenly Water

Eden catchment

River Eden, Fife
River Eden, Fife
The River Eden is a river in Fife in Scotland, and is one of Fife's two principal rivers, along with the Leven. It is nearly 30 miles long and has a fall of around 90 metres...
- Motray Water (L)
- Ceres Burn (R)

Tay catchment

River Tay
River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...
- River Earn
  River Earn
  The River Earn in Scotland leaves Loch Earn at St Fillans and runs east through Strathearn, then east and south, joining the River Tay near Abernethy. The Earn is about long. It passes by Comrie, Crieff and Bridge of Earn....
  
  (L)
  - River Farg
    River Farg
    The River Farg is a small tributary of the River Earn, located in the lieutenancy area of Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. Its source is located in Glen Farg reservoir; it winds round roads and farms, and has been forced in many places to change course due to human interference...
    
    (R)
  - Water of May (R)
  - Ruthven Water (R)
  - Machany Water (R)
  - Shaggie Burn (L)
    - Turret Burn (R)
  - River Lednock (L)
  - Water of Ruchill (R)
  - Burn of Ample (R) (flows into Loch Earn
    Loch Earn
    Loch Earn is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling...
    
    )
  - Kendrum Burn (R) (flows into Loch Earn
    Loch Earn
    Loch Earn is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling...
    
    )
    - Allt Srath a' Ghlinne (L)
- River Almond, Perthshire (R)
- Shochie Burn (R)
  - Ordie Burn (L)
- River Isla, Perthshire
  River Isla, Perthshire
  The River Isla is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It runs for 46 miles through Glen Isla and Strathmore .-External links:*...
  
  (L)
  - River Ericht
    River Ericht
    The River Ericht is a river in Perthshire, Scotland formed from the confluence of the rivers Blackwater and Ardle.It runs south for around 10 miles before discharging into the River Isla, and eventually the River Tay...
    
    (L)
    - Lunan Burn (R)
    - Lornty Burn (R)
      - Shee Water
        Shee Water
        The Shee Water is a river in the highland portion of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The Allt a' Ghlinne Bhig, Allt Ghlinn Thaitneach and Glen Lochsie Burn drain south out of the Grampian mountains. They converge at the Spittal of Glenshee to form the Shee Water...
        
        (known as Black Water in its lower reaches) (Ls)
        
        Allt a' Ghlinne Bhig (L)
        
        Glen Lochsie Burn (R)
      - River Ardle
        River Ardle
        The River Ardle is a tributary of the River Ericht. It runs for through the valley of Strathardle in Perthshire, Scotland. It is a salmon river providing opportunities for angling.-Course:...
        
        (Rs)
        
        Allt Fearnach (Ls)
        
        Brerachan Water (Rs)
  - Dean Water (R)
  - Alyth Burn (R)
  - Melgam Water (L)
- River Braan
  River Braan
  The River Braan is a tributary of the River Tay in Scotland.Within the county of Perth and Kinross, it flows 11 miles eastwards from Loch Freuchie, near Amulree, and joins the River Tay near Dunkeld.-References:* - Geo.ed.ac.uk-External links:...
  
  (R)
  - Ballinloan Burn (L)
  - Cochill Burn (L)
  - River Quaich (flows into Loch Freuchie)
- River Tummel
  River Tummel
  The River Tummel is a river in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Discharging from Loch Rannoch, it flows east to a point near the Falls of Tummel, where it bends to the southeast, a direction which it maintains until it falls into the River Tay, just below Logierait, after a course of from its source...
  
  (L)
  - River Garry
    River Garry, Perthshire
    The River Garry is a major tributary of the River Tummel, itself a tributary of the River Tay, in the traditional county of Perthshire in the Scottish Highlands...
    
    (L)
    - Allt Girnaig (L)
    - River Tilt (L)
      - Tarf Water (R)
    - Errochty Water (R)
    - Edendon Water (L)
  - Allt Camghouran (R) (enters Loch Rannoch
    Loch Rannoch
    Loch Rannoch is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The loch is over long in a west-east direction with an average width of about . The River Tummel begins at its eastern end. The Tay Forest Park lies along its southern shore...
    
    )
  - River Ericht
    River Ericht, Rannoch
    The River Ericht is a short river which flows generally southwards from the southern end of Loch Ericht for 3 miles / 5 km to enter Loch Rannoch near its western end at Bridge of Ericht....
    
    (L)
  - River Gaur (enters Loch Rannoch
    Loch Rannoch
    Loch Rannoch is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The loch is over long in a west-east direction with an average width of about . The River Tummel begins at its eastern end. The Tay Forest Park lies along its southern shore...
    
    )
    - Abhainn Duibhe (R)
    - Allt Chaldar (L)
    - Allt Eigheach (L) (enters Loch Eigheach)
    - Garbh Ghaoir (enters Loch Eigheach)
      - Abhainn Bà (enters Loch Laidon) (known as River Bà usptream of Loch Bà)
    - Bruar Water (L)??
- River Lyon (L)
  - Keltney Burn (L) (upper reaches known as Allt Mor)
  - Allt Conait (L)
- River Lochay (Ls) (enters Loch Tay
  Loch Tay
  Loch Tay is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire.It is a long narrow loch of around 14 miles long, and typically around 1 to 1½ miles wide, following the line of the valley from the south west to north east...
  
  )
- River Dochart
  River Dochart
  The River Dochart is in Perthshire, Scotland.Coming from Ben Lui, it flows east out of Loch Dochart and through the glen of the same name. At Killin just before it enters Loch Tay are the Falls of Dochart. The river is sometimes also considered to be a part of the upper reaches of the River...
  
  (Rs) (enters Loch Tay
  Loch Tay
  Loch Tay is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire.It is a long narrow loch of around 14 miles long, and typically around 1 to 1½ miles wide, following the line of the valley from the south west to north east...
  
  )

Simple coastal catchments

Dighty Water
Buddon Burn

East Coast

Simple coastal catchments

Pitairlie Burn
Monikie Burn
Elliot Water
Elliot Water
The Elliot Water is a minor river in Angus in eastern Scotland. The Elliot rises near West Hills in Carmyllie and flows through the parish and village of Arbirlot before reaching the North Sea at Elliot, on the west side of Arbroath...
- Rottenraw Burn
Brothock Burn
Keilor Burn
Lunan Water
Lunan Water
The Lunan Water is an easterly flowing river in Angus, Scotland, that discharges to the North Sea north of the town of Arbroath. Draining chiefly agricultural lands, this stream has a moderate level of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8.7. Other nearby watercourses discharging to the...

River South Esk catchment

River South Esk
River South Esk
The South Esk is a river in Angus, Scotland. It goes past Brechin and enters the North Sea at Montrose Basin. It was noted in the 19th century.-References:...
- Noran Water (L)
- Prosen Water (R)
- Burn of Glenmoye (L)
- White Water (R)

River North Esk catchment

River North Esk
River North Esk
The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...
- Luther Water
  River North Esk
  The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...
  
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- West Water
  River North Esk
  The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...
  
  (R) (upper reaches known as Water of Saughs)
- Water of Tarf
  River North Esk
  The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...
  
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- Water of Mark
  River North Esk
  The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...
  
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- Water of Lee
  River North Esk
  The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...
  
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Simple coastal catchments

Bervie Water
Bervie Water
Bervie Water is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland which rises in the Drumtochty Forest and flows across The Mearns to reach the North Sea at Inverbervie. Approximately two kilometres upstream of the North Sea, the Bervie Water flows through the grounds of Allardice Castle. The Bothenoth Burn ...
Carron Water, Aberdeenshire
Carron Water, Aberdeenshire
Carron Water is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Carron Water rises in Fetteresso Forest on the eastern edge of the Grampians. It flows past Fetteresso Castle and discharges into the North Sea at Stonehaven Bay. Carron Water separates the Old Town from Stonehaven's new town , laid out in...
Cowie Water
Cowie Water
The Cowie Water is a river rising in the Grampian Mountains in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that discharges to the North Sea in the northern part of Stonehaven. south of the ruined Cowie Castle...
- Burn of Monboys
  Burn of Monboys
  Burn of Monboys is a stream that rises in the Mounth, or eastern range of the Grampian Mountains, northwest of Stonehaven and south of Netherley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland...
- Cowton Burn
  Cowton Burn
  Cowton Burn is a stream that rises in the Mounth, or eastern range of the Grampian Mountains, on some of the northwest slopes of the Durris Forest west of Netherley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Grid Reference for the headwaters is NO 925 823); Cowton Burn is a tributary to the Cowie Water...
Burn of Muchalls
Burn of Muchalls
The Burn of Muchalls is an easterly flowing stream in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that discharges to the North Sea. Its point of discharge is on a rocky beach set with scenic sea stacks...
Burn of Pheppie
Burn of Pheppie
The Burn of Pheppie is an easterly flowing coastal stream in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that discharges to the North Sea immediately north of the village of Muchalls. Draining chiefly agricultural lands, this stream has a notable lack of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8.02...
Burn of Elsick
Burn of Elsick
The Burn of Elsick is a coastal stream in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that discharges to the North Sea. This watercourse drains primarily agricultural lands and enters the North Sea at Newtonhill.-History:...
Burn of Findon

Dee catchment

River Dee, Aberdeenshire
River Dee, Aberdeenshire
The River Dee is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through Strathdee to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen...
- Crynoch Burn
  Crynoch Burn
  Crynoch Burn is a stream in Aberdeenshire that is tributary to the River Dee. This stream rises somewhat above Netherley and flows near Netherley House; and thence into the Red Moss, a significant natural bog habitat; thence near the historic Lairhillock Inn; and finally by the village of...
  
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  - Cairnie Burn
    Cairnie Burn
    Cairnie Burn is a stream that rises in the Mounth, or eastern range of the Grampian Mountains, north of Netherley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairnie Burn is a generally northeast flowing watercourse that is a tributary to the Crynoch Burn...
    
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- Gormack Burn (L)
  - Leuchar Burn
    Leuchar Burn
    Leuchar Burn is a stream that rises in the Loch of Skene, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Initially near the headwaters Leuchar Burn flows in a southerly course; as it approaches the Royal Deeside, the watercourse rotates to the southeast, ultimately forming a boundary between Aberdeenshire and...
    
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- Burn of Sheeoch (R)
- Water of Feugh
  Water of Feugh
  The Water of Feugh is a stream in Aberdeenshire that is the largest tributary to the River Dee. This stream rises in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, in an area known as the Forest of Birse, and has a particularly scenic aspect in a series of cascades at the Bridge of Feugh slightly above its...
  
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- Burn of Canny (L)
- Tarland Burn (L)
- Water of Tanar (R)
- Tullich Burn (L)
- River Muick (R)
- River Gairn (L)
  - Glenfenzie Burn (L) (minor)
- Girnock Burn (R)
- Clunie Water (R)
  - Callater Burn (R)
  - Quoich Water (L)
  - Ey Burn (R)
  - Lui Water (L)
    - Derry Burn (Ls)
    - Luibeg Burn (Rs)
- Geldie Burn (R)

Don catchment

River Don, Aberdeenshire
River Don, Aberdeenshire
The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce...
- Elrick Burn (L)
- River Urie
  River Urie
  The River Ury is a small river in northeastern Scotland situated in the Garioch area of Aberdeenshire. Its origins are close to Bennachie, approximately 25 miles to the northwest of Aberdeen. The river runs for approximately 15 miles before meeting the River Don at the south edge of Inverurie. Its...
  
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  - Gadie Burn (minor?)
- Ton Burn (R)
- Birks Burn (minor?)
- Mossat Burn (L)
- Kindie Burn (L)
- Water of Buchat (L)
- Deskry Burn (R)
- Water of Nochty (L)
- Ernan Water (L)
- Water of Carvie (R) (minor)

Simple coastal catchments

Blackdog Burn
Potterton Burn
- Millden Burn ??
Eigie Burn ??
Blairton Burn ??
Menie Burn ??
Sandend Burn ??

Ythan catchment

River Ythan
River Ythan
The Ythan is a river in the north-east of Scotland rising at Wells of Ythan near the village of Ythanwells and flowing south-eastwards through the towns of Fyvie, Methlick and Ellon before flowing into the North Sea near Newburgh, in Formartine...
- Tarty Burn (R)
- Ebrie Burn (L)
- Little Water (L)
- Fordoun Burn (R)

Simple coastal catchments

Water of Cruden
River Ugie
River Ugie
The River Ugie or Ugie Water is a river in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the North Sea on the east coast at Peterhead, north of Cruden Bay. There is considerable evidence of prehistoric within the Ugie drainage basin, especially in the South Ugie Water catchment basin...
- South Ugie Water
  South Ugie Water
  The South Ugie Water is a tributary of the Ugie Water in northeastern Aberdeenshire, Scotland. To the south of the Ugie Water are a number of prehistoric monuments, evidencing the habitation of early man in the northeast of Scotland; for example, the Catto Long Barrow and a number of tumuli are...
  
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  - Burn of Fedderate (L)
- North Ugie Water (Ls)
Cuttie Burn (?minor)
Black Water
Black Water
"Black Water" is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers from the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. Released in 1974, it features Patrick Simmons on lead vocals....

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Moray Firth (south coast)

Simple coastal catchments

Water of Philorth
Pouk Burn
The Dour
Tore Burn

Deveron catchment

River Deveron
River Deveron
The River Deveron , known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing...
- Idoch Water (R)
- Burn of Forgue (R)
- River Isla, Moray
  River Isla, Moray
  The River Isla is a tributary of the River Deveron in North-East Scotland. The area surrounding it is known as Strathisla...
  
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  - Burn of Cairnie (R)
  - Burn of Davidston (R)
- River Bogie (R)

Simple coastal catchments

Burn of Boyndie
Burn of Boyne
Burn of Durn
Burn of Fordyce
Cullen Burn
- Burn of Deskford
- Glen Burn
Burn of Buckie
Burn of Tynet

Spey catchment

River Spey
River Spey
The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...
- Burn of Fochabers (R)
- Burn of Rothes (L)
- River Fiddich
  River Fiddich
  The River Fiddich is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises on the eastern slopes of Corriehabbie Hill in Glenfiddich Forest and flows northeastwards beneath the A941 road, past Auchindown Castle to a sharp bend adjacent to the A920 road where it turns westwards to...
  
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  - Dullan Water
    River Fiddich
    The River Fiddich is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises on the eastern slopes of Corriehabbie Hill in Glenfiddich Forest and flows northeastwards beneath the A941 road, past Auchindown Castle to a sharp bend adjacent to the A920 road where it turns westwards to...
    
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- Knockando Burn (L)
- Allt Arder (L)
- Allt a' Ghealaidh (L)
- River Avon
  River Avon, Strathspey
  The River Avon is a river in the Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands, and a tributary of the River Spey. It drains the north-eastern area of the Cairngorm Mountains and is largely contained within the Cairngorms National Park...
  - River Livet (R)
  - Burn of Lochy (L) ('Burn of Brown' above Bridge of Brown)
  - Conglass Water (R)
  - Water of Ailnack (L) (known as Water of Caiplich in its upper reaches)
- River Dulnain (L)
- River Nethy
  River Nethy
  The River Nethy is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises as the Garbh Allt between Cairn Gorm and A' Chòinneach on the northern slopes of the Cairngorms and flows northwards through Strath Nethy and into Abernethy Forest...
  
  (R)
  - Dorback Burn
    River Nethy
    The River Nethy is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises as the Garbh Allt between Cairn Gorm and A' Chòinneach on the northern slopes of the Cairngorms and flows northwards through Strath Nethy and into Abernethy Forest...
    
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- River Druie
  River Druie
  The River Druie is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. The Druie tributary, the Am Beanaidh emerges from Loch Einich, and flows north through Gleann Einich. To its east, the Allt Druidh flows northeastwards out of the Lairig Ghru. At their confluence in Rothiemurchus...
  
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  - River Luineag
    River Druie
    The River Druie is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. The Druie tributary, the Am Beanaidh emerges from Loch Einich, and flows north through Gleann Einich. To its east, the Allt Druidh flows northeastwards out of the Lairig Ghru. At their confluence in Rothiemurchus...
    
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  - Am Beanaidh
    River Druie
    The River Druie is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. The Druie tributary, the Am Beanaidh emerges from Loch Einich, and flows north through Gleann Einich. To its east, the Allt Druidh flows northeastwards out of the Lairig Ghru. At their confluence in Rothiemurchus...
    
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- River Feshie
  River Feshie
  The River Feshie is a major right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises in the remote countryside of the Glenfeshie Forest, flowing initially eastwards then northeast before turning sharply to the northwest, gaining the waters of the River Eidart on its right bank and...
  
  (R)
  - Allt Chomhraig
    River Feshie
    The River Feshie is a major right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises in the remote countryside of the Glenfeshie Forest, flowing initially eastwards then northeast before turning sharply to the northwest, gaining the waters of the River Eidart on its right bank and...
    
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  - River Eidart
    River Feshie
    The River Feshie is a major right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises in the remote countryside of the Glenfeshie Forest, flowing initially eastwards then northeast before turning sharply to the northwest, gaining the waters of the River Eidart on its right bank and...
    
    (R)
- River Tromie
  River Tromie
  The River Tromie is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It emerges from the northern end of Loch an t-Seilich within the Gaick Forest and flows northwards, then northwestwards down through Glen Tromie to Bhran Cottage where it turns to the northnortheast...
  
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- Allt Mor (L)
- River Calder
  River Calder, Highland
  The River Calder is a left bank tributary of the River Spey in the Scottish Highlands Its headwaters are the Allt Ballach, Allt an Lochain Dubh and Allt Madagain which drain the mountain slopes at the southeastern corner of the Monadhliath. Their waters are added to by those of the Allt Fionndrigh...
  
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- River Truim
  River Truim
  The River Truim is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in the Scottish Highlands. Its headwaters meet to the north of the Pass of Drumochter and flow northwards as the Truim past the dam at the northern end of Loch Ericht and through the village of Dalwhinnie, highest village in the Scottish...
  
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- River Mashie (R)
- Markie Burn (L)

Lossie catchment

River Lossie
River Lossie
The River Lossie is a river in north east Scotland. Ptolemy , the Greco / Roman geographer, named it as ost. Loxa Fl. The river originates in the hills above Dallas, in Moray, and has its source 400 meters above sea-level. It enters the sea at Lossiemouth on the Moray Firth...
- Black Burn (L)
- Leanoch Burn (R)

Findhorn catchment

River Findhorn
River Findhorn
The River Findhorn is one of the longest rivers in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth estuaries in Scotland....
- Burn of Mosset (R) (drains into Findhorn Bay)
- Muckle Burn (R) (drains into Findhorn Bay)
- Dorback Burn (R)
  - River Divie (R)
- Leonach Burn (R)
  - Rhilean Burn (L)
- Funtack Burn (L) ('Moy Burn' above Loch Moy
  Loch Moy
  Loch M'hoy is a freshwater loch beside the village of M'hoy near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.-References:...
  
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- Glen Mazeran (L)??
- Elrick Burn (R)
- River Eskin (L)

Nairn catchment

River Nairn
River Nairn
The River Nairn is a river in the Scottish Highlands which rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through Strathnairn to enter the Moray Firth at Nairn. The headwaters of the Nairn, the Allt Mor and Cròm-allt Beag drop steeply down the western slopes of Carn Ghriogair, their...
- Allt Dearg
  River Nairn
  The River Nairn is a river in the Scottish Highlands which rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through Strathnairn to enter the Moray Firth at Nairn. The headwaters of the Nairn, the Allt Mor and Cròm-allt Beag drop steeply down the western slopes of Carn Ghriogair, their...
  
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  - Riereach Burn
    River Nairn
    The River Nairn is a river in the Scottish Highlands which rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through Strathnairn to enter the Moray Firth at Nairn. The headwaters of the Nairn, the Allt Mor and Cròm-allt Beag drop steeply down the western slopes of Carn Ghriogair, their...
    
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- River Farnack
  River Nairn
  The River Nairn is a river in the Scottish Highlands which rises in the Monadhliath Mountains and flows northeast through Strathnairn to enter the Moray Firth at Nairn. The headwaters of the Nairn, the Allt Mor and Cròm-allt Beag drop steeply down the western slopes of Carn Ghriogair, their...
  
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Ness catchment

River Ness
River Ness
The River Ness is a river flowing from Loch Ness in Scotland, north to Inverness and the Moray Firth. On a hill above the river in Inverness stands Inverness Castle. The river is overlooked by the Eden Court Theatre, one of the largest theatres in Scotland. St. Andrews Cathedral also lies along...
- River Farigaig (R) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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- River Enrick (L) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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- River Coiltie (L) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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- River Foyers (R) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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  - River Fechlin (L)
    - Allt Breineag (L)
  - River E
    River E
    The River E is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins in the north-west of the Monadh Liath, to the south-east of Loch Ness. It runs in a north-westerly direction for about 10 km, before flowing into Loch Mhòr....
    
    (L) (flows into Loch Mhòr
    Loch Mhòr
    Loch Mhòr is a loch in the traditional county of Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It occupies much of the wide floor of Stratherrick which runs roughly parallel to Loch Ness around 3mi / 5km to its southeast. A generally shallow body of water, Loch Mhòr achieves a depth in excess of 20m...
    
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- River Moriston (L) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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  - Allt Bhlaraidh (L)
  - River Doe (L)
  - River Loyne (R)
- Allt Doe (R) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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- River Oich (L)? (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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  - River Garry (flows into Loch Oich
    Loch Oich
    Loch Oich is a freshwater loch in the Highlands of Scotland which forms part of the Caledonian Canal, of which it is the highest point. This narrow loch lies between Loch Ness and Loch Lochy in the Great Glen...
    
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- River Tarff
  River Tarff, Fort Augustus
  The River Tarff is a river in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It rises between the hills of Gairbeinn and Geal Charn and flows northwards then southwestwards and finally north-northwestwards into the Great Glen where it enters Loch Ness at Fort Augustus. The middle and lower reaches of...
  
  (R) (flows into Loch Ness
  Loch Ness
  Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
  
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Moray Firth (north coast)

Moniack Burn (flows into Beauly Firth
Beauly Firth
The Beauly Firth is a firth in northern Scotland. It is effectively a continuation of the Moray Firth westward, and is bounded at one end by Beauly and at the other by Inverness . The Kessock Ferry has crossed at the eastern end since the 15th Century...

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Beauly catchment

River Beauly
River Beauly
The River Beauly is a river in the Scottish Highlands, about 15 km west of the city of Inverness.It is about 25 km long, beginning near the village of Struy, at the confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass...
- Belladrum Burn (R)
- Bruiach Burn (R)
  - River Farrar
    River Farrar
    The River Farrar is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins at the confluence of the Uisge Misgeach and the Garbh-uisge, which flows out of Loch Monar...
    
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  - River Glass
    River Glass, Strathglass
    The River Glass is a river in the Scottish Highlands which flows northeastwards down Strathglass. It begins at the confluence of the River Affric and the Abhainn Deabhag, near the village of Tomich...
    
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    - River Cannich (L)
    - River Affric (L)
    - Abhainn Deabhag (R)

Conon catchment

River Conon
River Conon
The River Conon is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins at Loch Luichart, and flows in a south-easterly direction to be joined by the River Meig at Scatwell before passing through Loch Achonachie...
- River Orrin (R)
  - Allt Goibhre (R)
- Black Water
  Black Water (Conon)
  The Black Water is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins at the confluence of the Glascarnoch River with the Abhainn Srath a' Bhàthaich, near where it is crossed by the Black Bridge, carrying the A835 road. It flows in a south-easterly direction past the village of Garve, then passing...
  
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- River Meig (R)

Simple coastal catchments

River Peffery
River Sgitheach
River Sgitheach
River Sgitheach also known as Skiach or Skiack, is a river in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland...
Allt Graad
Allt Graad
Allt Graad is a river in Easter Ross, Highland, Scotland. It is named on Ordnance Survey maps variously as Allt Graad and River Glass. It has also been known as the "Allt Grande", and the archaic Anglicization, "Aultgraad"....

(or River Glass
Allt Graad
Allt Graad is a river in Easter Ross, Highland, Scotland. It is named on Ordnance Survey maps variously as Allt Graad and River Glass. It has also been known as the "Allt Grande", and the archaic Anglicization, "Aultgraad"....

, known as Abhainn Beinn nan Eun above Loch Glass)
- Allt nan Caorach (R)
River Averon (also known as River Alness) (known as Abhainn na Glasa above Loch Morie)
- Black Water
  Black Water
  "Black Water" is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers from the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. Released in 1974, it features Patrick Simmons on lead vocals....
  
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Balnagown River
River Tain (flows into Dornoch Firth
Dornoch Firth
The Dornoch Firth is a firth on the east coast of Highland, in northern Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north....

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Wester Fearn Burn (flows into Dornoch Firth
Dornoch Firth
The Dornoch Firth is a firth on the east coast of Highland, in northern Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north....

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Carron catchment

River Carron
River Carron, Sutherland
The River Carron is a river in Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland.It begins as the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir, which joins with the Alladale River to form the River Carron...

(flows into Kyle of Sutherland
Kyle of Sutherland
Kyle of Sutherland is a river estuary that separates Sutherland from Ross-shire. It flows into the Dornoch Firth and is fed by the rivers Oykel, Shin, River Cassley and Carron.The downstream extent of the Kyle of Sutherland is the bridge at Bonar Bridge...

/Dornoch Firth
Dornoch Firth
The Dornoch Firth is a firth on the east coast of Highland, in northern Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north....

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- Black Water
  Black Water
  "Black Water" is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers from the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. Released in 1974, it features Patrick Simmons on lead vocals....
  
  (L) (known in upper reaches as Abhainn an t-Srath Chuileannaidh)
- Water of Glencalvie (R) (Diebidale River in its upper reaches)
  - Alladale River
    Alladale River
    Alladale River is in Highland Region, Scotland It joins with the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir to form the River Carron....
    
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  - Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir (Rs) (known as Abhainn a' Ghlinne Bhig in its upper reaches)

Oykel catchment

River Oykel
River Oykel
The River Oykel is a major river in northern Scotland that is famous for its salmon fishing. It rises on Ben More Assynt, a few miles from Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland, and drains into the North Sea via the Kyle of Sutherland...

(flows into Kyle of Sutherland
Kyle of Sutherland
Kyle of Sutherland is a river estuary that separates Sutherland from Ross-shire. It flows into the Dornoch Firth and is fed by the rivers Oykel, Shin, River Cassley and Carron.The downstream extent of the Kyle of Sutherland is the bridge at Bonar Bridge...

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- River Cassley
  River Cassley
  The River Cassley in Sutherland, in northern Scotland, drains into the Kyle of Sutherland at Invercassley , a short distance below where the River Oykel flows into the Kyle. The Kyle is subsequently joined by the River Shin about Inveran, before it becomes the Dornoch Firth at Bonar Bridge, into...
  
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- River Einig (R) (upper reaches are known as Rappach Water)
  - Abhainn Dubhag (R) (upper reaches are known as Corriemulzie River)

Shin catchment

River Shin
River Shin
The River Shin is a river in the Scottish North West Highlands.The river flows from Loch Shin into the Dornoch Firth and then into the North Sea. The river is just long....

(flows into Kyle of Sutherland
Kyle of Sutherland
Kyle of Sutherland is a river estuary that separates Sutherland from Ross-shire. It flows into the Dornoch Firth and is fed by the rivers Oykel, Shin, River Cassley and Carron.The downstream extent of the Kyle of Sutherland is the bridge at Bonar Bridge...

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- Grudie Burn (R)
- River Tirry (L) (flows into Loch Shin
  Loch Shin
  Loch Shin is a loch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the small town of Lairg. The loch is the largest in Sutherland, runs from the north-west to the south-east and is 17 miles long....
  
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- River Fiag (L) (flows into Loch Shin
  Loch Shin
  Loch Shin is a loch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the small town of Lairg. The loch is the largest in Sutherland, runs from the north-west to the south-east and is 17 miles long....
  
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- Merkland River (L) (flows into Loch Shin
  Loch Shin
  Loch Shin is a loch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the small town of Lairg. The loch is the largest in Sutherland, runs from the north-west to the south-east and is 17 miles long....
  
  via Loch a' Ghriama)

Simple coastal catchments

River Evelix
River Evelix
The River Evelix is a river in Sutherland, Scotland. It draws water from some of rugged moorland and farmland. To its south is the Kyle of Sutherland and to its west the River Shin. It passes through farmland, the village of Evelix, and the estuary of Loch Evelix...
River Fleet
River Fleet
The River Fleet is the largest of London's subterranean rivers. Its two headwaters are two streams on Hampstead Heath; each is now dammed into a series of ponds made in the 18th century, the Hampstead Ponds and the Highgate Ponds. At the south edge of Hampstead Heath these two streams flow...
- Abhainn an t-Sratha Charnaig (R)
- Lettie River (L) (also known as Abhainn Leataidh)
Golspie Burn

Brora catchment

River Brora
River Brora
The River Brora is an east-flowing river in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland which is formed as its headwater streams, the Féith Osdail, Allt Gobhlach and Allt nan Con-uisge meet at Dalnessie before flow southeastwards down Strath Brora to Dalreavoch...
- Black Water
  River Brora
  The River Brora is an east-flowing river in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland which is formed as its headwater streams, the Féith Osdail, Allt Gobhlach and Allt nan Con-uisge meet at Dalnessie before flow southeastwards down Strath Brora to Dalreavoch...
  
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  - River Skinsdale
    River Brora
    The River Brora is an east-flowing river in Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland which is formed as its headwater streams, the Féith Osdail, Allt Gobhlach and Allt nan Con-uisge meet at Dalnessie before flow southeastwards down Strath Brora to Dalreavoch...
    
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Simple coastal catchments

River Loth ?
River Helmsdale
River Helmsdale
The River Helmsdale is one of the major east-flowing rivers of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland...

(River Ullie)
- Abhainn na Frithe
  River Helmsdale
  The River Helmsdale is one of the major east-flowing rivers of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland...
  
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- Bannock Burn
  River Helmsdale
  The River Helmsdale is one of the major east-flowing rivers of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland...
  
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Berriedale Water
- Langwell Water (R)
Dunbeath Water

Wick catchment

Wick River
- Strath Burn (R)
  - Scouthal Burn
    Scouthal Burn
    Scouthal Burn has its source in the Flow Country of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, at a height of around 50 metres, at the confluence of the Burn of Achorole and Alt Feithe Buidhe and about three kilometres south/southwest of the village of Watten.Scouthal Burn meanders generally...
    
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Burn of Lyth

North Coast

Flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

between Dunnet Head
Dunnet Head
Dunnet Head is a peninsula in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, that includes the most northerly point of the mainland of Great Britain. The point, known as Easter Head, is at , about westnorthwest of John o' Groats and about from Duncansby Head...

and Cape Wrath
Cape Wrath
Cape Wrath is a cape in Sutherland, Highland, in northern Scotland. It is the most northwesterly point on the island of Great Britain. The land between the Kyle of Durness and the lighthouse that is situated right at the tip, is known as the Parph, two hundred and seven square kilometers of...

Thurso catchment

River Thurso
River Thurso
The River Thurso has Loch Rumsdale in Caithness as its source, about 26 kilometres south and 14 kilometres west of the burgh of Thurso, Caithness, and about 2 kilometres south of the railway line linking the burghs of Thurso and Wick with Inverness. At its source and until it reaches Loch More...
- Little River, Highland
- Sleach Water (L) (flows into Loch More

Simple coastal catchments

Forss Water
Forss Water
Forss Water, known also as Forss River, has its source at the northern end of Loch Shurrey, at . About 13 kilometres north of its source the river flows into Crosskirk Bay and the Atlantic Ocean at...

(known by several other names upstream of Loch Shurrery)
Achvarasdal Burn
Sandside Burn
Halladale River
- River Dyke (L)
River Strathy
Armadale Burn
River Naver
River Borgie
Kinloch River

Hope catchment

River Hope (known as Strathmore River above Loch Hope)
- Glen Golly River (Ls)
- Abhainn Srath Coir' an Easaidh (Rs)

Simple coastal catchments

Amhainn an t-Sratha Bhig
River Dionard
Daill River
Kearvaig River

North-west Highlands

Flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

between Cape Wrath
Cape Wrath
Cape Wrath is a cape in Sutherland, Highland, in northern Scotland. It is the most northwesterly point on the island of Great Britain. The land between the Kyle of Durness and the lighthouse that is situated right at the tip, is known as the Parph, two hundred and seven square kilometers of...

and Corpach
Corpach
Corpach is a large village north of Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. The canal lock at Corpach Basin on Loch Linnhe, east of the narrows leading to Loch Eil, is the western sea entrance of the Caledonian Canal...

at the head of Loch Linnhe
Loch Linnhe
Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland....

Simple coastal catchments

Keisgaig River (minor)
Sandwood River
Rhiconich River
River Laxford
River Inver
- River Traligill (flows into Loch Assynt
  Loch Assynt
  Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 km ENE of Lochinver.Situated in a spectacular setting between the heights of Canisp, Quinag and Beinn Uidhe, it receives the outflow from Lochs Awe, Maol a' Choire, and Leitir Easaich. It discharges into the sea at Loch Inver, via the...
  
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- River Loanan (flows into Loch Assynt)
Abhainn Bad na h-Achlaise (known as Abhainn na Clach Airigh upstream)

Kirkaig catchment

River Kirkaig
- Abhainn a' Chrocain (L) (flows into Loch Veyatie
  Loch Veyatie
  Loch Veyatie is a large body of water in north-west Scotland. It stretches for 6 km north-westwards from the settlement of Elphin, and lies between Suilven and Cùl Mòr...
  
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- Abhainn Mor (R) (flows into Loch Veyatie)
  - Ledmore River (flows into Cam Loch)
    - Ledbeg River (R)

Simple coastal catchments

River Polly
River Canaird (or Kanaird)
- River Runie (R)
Ullapool River (known as Rhidorroch River upstream of Loch Achall and River Douchary further upstream)
River Lael
River Broom
- Abhainn Cuileig (Ls)
- Abhainn Droma (Rs)
Dundonnell River
Gruinard River (Abhainn Srath na Sealga upstream of Loch na Sealga)
- Allt Loch a Ghiubhsachan (L)
Inverianvie River
Little Gruinard River

Ewe catchment

River Ewe
- River Talladale (L) (flows into Loch Maree
  Loch Maree
  Loch Maree is a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. At long and with a maximum width of , it is the fourth largest freshwater loch in Scotland; it is the largest north of Loch Ness. Its surface area is ....
  
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- River Grudie (L) (flows into Loch Maree)
- Abhainn an Fhasaigh (R)(flows into Loch Maree)
- Kinlochewe River (flows into Loch Maree)
  - A' Ghairbhe (Ls)
  - Abhainn Bruachaig (Rs)

Simple coastal catchments

River Sand
River Kerry
Badachro River (known as Abhainn Braigh-horrisdale upstream of Loch Braigh Horrisdale)
River Erradale
Craig River
River Torridon
River Balgy
River Applecross
River Toscaig
River Kishorn
River Carron
River Carron, Wester Ross
River Carron is a river in Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The river rises in Ledgowan Forest. It gathers its head-streams through Carron Bog, then enters Loch Scaven and flows out from there....
- Fionn Abhainn (R)
- River Lair (R)
River Taodail
River Attadale
River Ling
- Uisge Dubh (or Black Water)
River Elchaig
- Allt a' Ghlomaich (L)
River Glennan (minor)
River Croe
- Abhainn Chonaig (R)
River Shiel
Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel is a glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.The glen runs approximately 9 miles from north-west to south-east, from sea level at the village of Shiel Bridge and Loch Duich to the Cluanie Inn at the western end of Loch Cluanie and the start of Glenmoriston.W. H...
Glenmore River
Abhainn a' Ghlinne Bhig
River Arnisdale
River Barrisdale
Abhainn Inbhir Ghuiserein
Inverie River
River Carnach
River Morar
- River Meoble (L) (flows into Loch Morar
  Loch Morar
  Loch Morar is a freshwater loch in Morar, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the fifth-largest loch in Scotland, with a surface area of and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles, with a maximum depth of ....
  
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River Ailort
River Moidart

Shiel catchment

River Shiel
River Shiel
The River Shiel is a four kilometre long river in Acharacle, Highland. It flows out of the Loch Shiel into the sea at Dorlin.- Fishing :...
- River Polloch (L) (flows into Loch Shiel
  Loch Shiel
  Loch Shiel is a 19.3 km2 freshwater loch, 120 m deep, situated 20 km west of Fort William in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland...
  
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- Glenalladale River (R) (flows into Loch Shiel)
- River Finna (R) (flows into head of Loch Shiel)
- Callop River (L) (flows into head of Loch Shiel)

Simple coastal catchments

Glenmore River
Strontian River
Carnoch River
Glencripesdale Burn
Kinloch River
Barr River
Barr River, Morvern
Barr River is a short watercourse in Morvern in the Scottish Highlands. Its principal tributaries are the Allt Ghleann Sleibhtecoire and the Allt na Lice Beithe which rise on open moorland to the south and flow north amongst coniferous plantations. The river enters the tidal Loch Teacus at Poll...
Savary River

Aline catchment

River Aline
- Abhainn a' Ghlinne Ghil (Ls)
- Black Water (Rs)

Simple coastal catchments

Rannoch River
Glensanda River (minor)
River Tarbert
River Gour
River Scaddle
Cona River
Garvan River
- South Garvan River (Rs)
- North Garvan River (Ls)
Dubh Lighe
Fionn Lighe

River Lochy
- River Lundy (L)
- River Loy (R)
- River Spean (L)
  - The Cour (L)
  - River Roy (R)
  - River Treig (L)
    - Allt na Lairige (flows into Loch Treig
      Loch Treig
      Loch Treig is a 9 km freshwater loch situated in a steep-sided glen 20 km east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland...
      
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    - Abhainn Rath (flows into Loch Treig)
  - Abhainn Ghuilbinn (L) (River Ossian upstream of Loch Ghuilbinn)
  - River Pattack (flows into Loch laggan
    Loch Laggan
    Loch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. The A86 road from Spean Bridge to Kingussie follows along its north bank...
    
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- River Arkaig (R) (flows into Loch Lochy
  Loch Lochy
  Loch Lochy is a large freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. With a mean depth of , it is the third deepest loch of Scotland.-Geography:...
  
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  - River Mallie (R) (flows into Loch Arkaig
    Loch Arkaig
    Loch Arkaig is a body of water in Lochaber, Scotland, to the west of the Great Glen. It is approximately 12 miles in length and lies 140 feet above sea level, the maximum depth is some 300 feet....
    
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- River Gloy (L) (flows into Loch Lochy)
River Nevis (known as Water of Nevis upstream)
River Kiachnish
Abhainn Righ
River Leven
- Allt na Caim (R) (flows into Blackwater Reservoir
  Blackwater Reservoir
  The Blackwater Reservoir is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. At over 914 m long, the dam is the longest in the Highlands....
  
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- Black Water
  Black Water
  "Black Water" is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers from the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. Released in 1974, it features Patrick Simmons on lead vocals....
  
  (flows into Blackwater Reservoir)
River Coe
River Coe
The River Coe rises at the north-eastern base of Buachaille Etive Beag and flows west along Glen Coe, Scotland. After dramatic waterfalls at the Pass of Glen Coe. It runs through the small Loch Achtriochtan before it turns north west...
River Duror
River Creran
- River Ure (L)
River Esragan
River Etive
- River Coupall (R)
River Kinglass
River Liver
River Noe

Awe catchment

River Awe
River Awe
The River Awe is a short river in the Southwest Highlands of Scotland by which the freshwater Loch Awe empties into Loch Etive, a sea loch.The river flows from a barrage which stretches across the end of a deep arm of the loch which protrudes northwestward through the Pass of Brander from the...
- River Orchy
  River Orchy
  The River Orchy is located in Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland. It rises in the Black Mount Forest, passes through Loch Tulla and Glen Orchy before reaching Loch Awe. There are falls and islands within the river...
  
  (flows into Loch Awe
  Loch Awe
  Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.- The loch :It is the third largest freshwater loch in Scotland with...
  
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  - River Strae (R)
  - River Lochy (L)
  - Allt Kinglass (R)
    - Water of Tulla (L) (flows into Loch Tulla
      Loch Tulla
      Loch Tulla is a small loch at near Bridge of Orchy and Glen Coe in Scotland and in the central highlands. It contains salmon some of which are bred locally....
      
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    - Abhainn Shira (R) (flows into Loch Tulla)
- Archan River (R)
  - Keppochan River (L)
- River Avich (L) (flows into Loch Awe)
- Kames River (R) (flow into Loch Awe)
- River Liever (L) (flows into Loch Awe)

Simple coastal catchments

River Nant
Feochan
- Feochan Mhor or River Nell (Rs)
- Feochan Bheag (Ls)
River Euchar
River Oude
Barbreck River
River Add
River Add
The River Add is a river which runs through Argyll and Bute on the West of Scotland. It passes through the Mòine Mhòr Nature Reserve then ends at Loch Crinan by the hamlet of Bellanoch, where it is crossed by an 1851 cast-iron bridge.-References:*...
- Martin Burn (R)
Abhainn na Cuile
Bardaravine River
Barr Water
Barr Water
Barr Water is a westerly flowing river of the Kintyre peninsula in the southwest Scottish Highlands. Rising at the diminutive Loch Losgainn near the hill of Cruach Mhic-an t-Saoir, it initially flows south-southwestwards amongst conifer plantations before turning west-southwestwards to flow down...
Machrihanish Water

Firth of Clyde

Rivers discharging into the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran.At...

between the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre
The Mull of Kintyre is the southwesternmost tip of the Kintyre Peninsula in southwest Scotland. From here, the Antrim coast is visible and an historic lighthouse, the second commissioned in Scotland, guides shipping in the intervening North Channel...

and Mull of Galloway
Mull of Galloway
The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.A lighthouse is positioned at the point . Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is high...

. Rivers on Arran
Isle of Arran
Arran or the Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, and with an area of is the seventh largest Scottish island. It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire and the 2001 census had a resident population of 5,058...

are found in the islands section.

Simple coastal catchments

Breackerie Water
Conie Water
Glenlussa Water
Saddell Water
Carradale Water
Claonaig Water
Skipness River
Leacann Water
Douglas Water
Douglas Water (Loch Fyne)
The Douglas Water is a river in Argyll in the southwest Scottish Highlands. It emerges from the northeastern end of the diminutive Loch Dubh-ghlas and flows northeastwards through Coire Dubh-ghlas before turning east then southeast amongst extensive conifer plantations to the bridge which carries...
River Aray
River Shira
River Shira
River Shira is the river that runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including Eilean an Eagail...
River Fyne
Kinglas Water
Kilfinan Burn
River Auchalick
River Ruel
River Eachaig
- River Massan (R)
- River Cur (flows into Loch Eck
  Loch Eck
  Loch Eck is a loch located on the Cowal peninsula, north of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is seven miles long. Apart from Loch Lomond, it is the only naturally occurring habitat of the powan.-External links:*...
  
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River Finart
River Goil
Croe Water
Loin Water

Clyde catchment

River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
- River Leven
  River Leven, Dunbartonshire
  The River Leven is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the South...
  
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  - Fruin Water (R) (flows into Loch Lomond
    Loch Lomond
    Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...
    
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  - River Endrick (L) (flows into Loch Lomond)
    - Blane Water (L)
  - Luss Water (R) (flows into Loch Lomond)
  - Douglas Water
    Glen Douglas
    Glen Douglas is a glen in the southwest Scottish Highlands. It is drained by the Douglas Water which discharges at the village of Inverbeg at its eastern end into Loch Lomond. The glen is followed by a minor road which links the A82 road alongside Loch Lomond with the A814 road beside Loch Long...
    
    (R) (flows into Loch Lomond)
  - Inveruglas Water (R) (flows into Loch Lomond)
  - River Falloch (flows into head of Loch Lomond)
    - Dubh Eas (R)
- Black Cart Water
  River Cart
  The River Cart is a tributary of the River Clyde, Scotland, which it joins from the west roughly midway between the towns of Erskine and Renfrew....
  
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  - River Gryffe
    River Gryfe
    The River Gryfe or River Gryffe is a river and tributary of the Black Cart Water, running through the historic county of Renfrewshire and the modern council areas of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, United Kingdom....
    
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    - Gryfe Water (Ls)
    - Green Water (Rs)
- White Cart Water
  River Cart
  The River Cart is a tributary of the River Clyde, Scotland, which it joins from the west roughly midway between the towns of Erskine and Renfrew....
  
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  - Levern Water (L)
- River Kelvin
  River Kelvin
  The Kelvin rises on watershed of Scotland on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth - . At almost 22 miles long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west along the northern boundary of the bog...
  
  (R)
  - Allander Water
    Allander Water
    The Allander Water is a river in East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and one of the three main tributaries of the River Kelvin, the others being the Glazert Water and the Luggie Water.The Allander Water flows through Milngavie...
    
    (R)
  - Luggie Water
    Luggie Water
    According to the "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland:Luggie Water, a rivulet of Lanarkshire and the detached district of Dumbartonshire, flowing 10 7/8 miles westward and west-north-westward along the boundaries or through the interior of Cumbernauld, New Monkland, Cadder, and Kirkintilloch parishes,...
    
    (L)
  - Glazert Water (R)
- Rotten Calder Water (L)
- North Calder Water
  North Calder Water
  The North Calder Water is a river in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It flows for 12 miles from the Black Loch to the River Clyde at Daldowie south-east of Glasgow....
  
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- South Calder Water
  South Calder Water
  The South Calder Water is a river in Scotland. It runs west from the high plateau between Shotts and Fauldhouse, which also produces the River Almond, which flows east into the River Forth.The river is known locally as "The Cawder".-Route:...
  
  (R)
- Avon Water
  Avon Water
  Avon Water, also known locally as the River Avon, is a 24-mile-long river in Scotland, and a tributary of the River Clyde.The Avon Water rises in the hills on the boundary between East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire, close to the head of the Irvine Water...
  
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  - Cander Water (R)
  - Glengavel Water (R)
- River Nethan (L)
- Mouse Water (R)
- Douglas Water
  Douglas Water
  The Douglas Water is a river in south-central Scotland, and is a tributary of the River Clyde. Its course is entirely within the South Lanarkshire council area. The river's name comes from the Gaelic dubh-glas, meaning black water....
  
  (L)
- Medwin Water
  - North Medwin (Rs)
  - South Medwin (Ls)
- Duneaton Water (L)
  - Snar Water (R)
- Camps water (R)
- Glengonnar Water (L)
- Elvan Water (L)
- Daer Water
  - Portrail Water (L)

Simple coastal catchments

Noddsdale Water
Gogo Water

Garnock catchment

River Garnock
River Garnock
The River Garnock, the smallest of Ayrshire's six principal rivers, has its source on the southerly side of the Hill of Stake in the heart of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. About a mile and a half south of this starting point the untested stream tumbles over the Spout of Garnock, the highest...
- Lugton Water (L)
- Rye Water (R)

Irvine catchment

River Irvine
River Irvine
The River Irvine is a river flowing through southwest Scotland, with its watershed on the Lanarkshire border of Ayrshire at an altitude of above sea-level, near Drumclog, and SW by W of Strathaven...
- Annick Water (R)
- Fenwick Water (R)
  - Craufurdland Water (R)
- Cessnock Water (L)

Ayr catchment

River Ayr
River Ayr
The River Ayr , longest river in what was the old county of Ayrshire of Scotland, is approximately 65 kilometres in length. It originates at Glenbuck Loch in East Ayrshire on the border of Lanarkshire and winds its way through East and South Ayrshire to the town of Ayr, where it empties into the...
- Water of Coyle (L)
- Lugar Water
  Lugar Water
  The Lugar Water, or River Lugar, is created by the confluence of Bello Water and Guelt Water, both of which flow from the hills of the Southern Uplands in East Ayrshire, Scotland....
  
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  - Burnock Water (L)
  - Bellow Water (Rs)
  - Glenmuir Water (Ls)
    - Guelt Water (L)
- Greenock Water
  Greenock Water
  Greenock Water is a river in East Ayrshire, Scotland.It flows out of the Dippal Burn, about 2 miles south of Dungavel Hill. A tributary of the River Ayr, it joins it about 4 miles west of the small town of Muirkirk....
  
  (R)

Doon catchment

River Doon
River Doon
The River Doon is a river in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The river flows 23 miles from Loch Doon, joining the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr. Its course is generally north-westerly, passing near to the town of Dalmellington, and through the villages of Patna, Dalrymple, and Alloway, birthplace...
- Carrick Lane (L) (flows into Loch Doon
  Loch Doon
  Loch Doon is a body of water, in Carrick, Scotland. The River Doon issues from its northern end, while the loch itself receives waters from Loch Enoch via Eglin Lane....
  
  )
  - Whitespout Lane (Ls)
  - Eglin Lane (Rs)
  - Gala Lane (flows into head of Loch Doon)

Simple coastal catchments

Water of Girvan
Water of Girvan
The Water of Girvan is a river in South Ayrshire, which has its source at Loch Braden Reservoir in the Carrick Forest section of Galloway Forest Park. This river passes through the villages of Straiton, Kirkmichael and Dailly en-route to the Firth of Clyde at Girvan Harbour....
River Stinchar
River Stinchar
The River Stinchar is a river in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows south west from the Galloway Forest Park to enter the Firth of Clyde at Ballantrae, about south south east of Ailsa Craig....
- Water of Tig (L)
- Duisk River (L)

Solway Firth

Mull of Galloway
Mull of Galloway
The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.A lighthouse is positioned at the point . Built in 1830 by engineer Robert Stevenson, the white-painted round tower is high...

to Gretna
Gretna
-Places:In Scotland:*Gretna, Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway*Gretna GreenIn Canada:*Gretna, ManitobaIn the United States:*Gretna, Florida*Gretna, Louisiana*Gretna, Nebraska*Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania*Mount Gretna Heights, Pennsylvania...

; rivers flowing into the Irish Sea

Irish Sea

The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man...

and Solway Firth

Solway Firth

The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...

Water of Luce catchment

Water of Luce
Water of Luce
The Water of Luce is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland.The Main Water of Luce rises in South Ayrshire, flows south to New Luce, where it is joined by the Cross Water of Luce, and flows into the Solway Firth at Luce Bay....
- Main Water of Luce (Rs)
- Cross water of Luce (Ls)

Bladnoch catchment

River Bladnoch
River Bladnoch
The Bladnoch is a river in the Machars of Galloway in southwest Scotland. One of the earliest descriptions of it is given by Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw and Sir David Dunbar in an appendix to Andrew Symson's work A Large Description of Galloway written in the 17th century...
- Tarf Water
  Tarf Water, Wigtownshire
  The Tarf Water is a river in the former county of Wigtownshire in south-west Scotland. It rises on the Ayrshire border and flows in a generally southeastward direction to meet the River Bladnoch near the village of Kirkcowan It has no major tributaries but is fed by numerous burns which drain an...
  
  (R)
- Black Burn (R)

Cree catchment

River Cree
River Cree
The River Cree is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland which runs through Newton Stewart and into the Solway Firth. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire....
- Palnure Burn (L)
- Penkiln Burn (L)
- Water of Minnoch (L)
  - Water of Trool (L)
Moneypool Burn

Water of Fleet catchment

Water of Fleet
Water of Fleet
The Water of Fleet is a river in Scotland flowing into Fleet Bay on the Solway. Its two tributaries are the 'Big Water of Fleet', which begins around Loch Grannoch, and the 'Little Water of Fleet'. The river flows through Gatehouse of Fleet before meeting the sea.The Big Water of Fleet is...
Skyre Burn (R)
- Little Water of Fleet (Ls)
- Big Water of Fleet (Rs)

Dee catchment

River Dee
River Dee, Galloway
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The...

(known also as 'Black Water of Dee' above confluence with Water of Ken)
- Tarff Water
  River Dee, Galloway
  The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The...
  
  (R)
- Water of Ken
  Water of Ken
  The Water of Ken is a river in Galloway, south-west Scotland. It rises on Blacklorg Hill, north-east of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn in the Carsphairn hills, and flows south-westward into the Glenkens valley, passing through Carsfad and Earlstoun lochs, both of which are dammed to supply the Galloway...
  
  (L)
  - Polharrow Burn (R)
  - Water of Deugh (R)
    - Carsphairn Lane (R)

Urr catchment

Urr Water
Urr Water
Urr Water or River Urr is a river in southwest Scotland.Entirely within Dumfries and Galloway, the Urr Water originates at Glenlair, and flows southwards for thirty miles from Loch Urr to its outflow into the Solway Firth at Rough Firth...
- Kirkgunzeon Lane (L)

Nith catchment

River Nith
River Nith
The River Nith is a river in South West Scotland.-Source, flow and mouth:The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, more precisely between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 7 km East of Dalmellington...
- New Abbey Pow (R)
- Cargen Water (R)
- Cluden Water (R)
  - Cairn Water (Ls)
    - Castlefairn Water (Rs)
    - Dalwhat Water (Ls)
  - Old Water (Rs)
- Scaur Water
  Scaur Water
  Scaur Water is a river which rises near Polskeoch in the Scaur hills in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It flows from its source near Sanquhar in the Southern Uplands and joins the River Nith two miles southwest of Thornhill. The total length is...
  
  (R) (or Scar Water)
  - Shinnel Water
    Shinnel Water
    Shinnel Water, also spelt Shinnell, is a river in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.It rises in the Scaur hills hills of Tynron Parish in the Southern Uplands at an altitude of 460m, and flows 13 miles to join Scaur Water near Penpont, at an altitude of 70m...
    
    (R)
- Cample Water (L)
- Carron Water
  Carron Water, Dumfriesshire
  The Carron Water is a tributary of the River Nith in southwest Scotland. It rises in the Dalveen Pass in the Lowther Hills as its headwater streams, the Dinabid Linn, Dalveen Lane and Lavern Burn join to flow southwards, to the west of the village of Durisdeer, to meet the Nith at Carronbridge....
  
  (L)
- Mennock Water (L)
- Cairn Water??
- Euchan Water (R)
- Crawick Water (L)
  - Wanlock Water (Ls)
  - Spango Water (Rs)

Minor catchment

Lochar Water

Annan catchment

River Annan
River Annan
The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and...
- Mein Water (L)
- Water of Milk (L)
  - Corrie Water (R)
- Dryfe Water (L)
- Kinnel Water (R)
  - Water of Ae
    Water of Ae
    The Water of Ae is a tributary of the River Annan which it flows into west of Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland....
    
    (R)
    - Capel Water (R)
  - Broadshaw Water (R)
- Wamphray Water (L)
- Moffat Water (L)
- Evan Water (R)

Esk catchment

River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway
River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway
The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway....

(a.k.a. 'Border' Esk)
- Kirtle Water
  Kirtle Water
  The Kirtle Water is a river in Dumfries and Galloway in southern Scotland. It rises on the southern slopes of Haggy Hill where its headwaters are impounded to form Winterhope Reservoir...
  
  (R) (enters tidal section)
- River Sark
  River Sark
  Disambiguation: for other meanings, please see Sark The River Sark or Sark Water is a river best known for forming part of the western border between Scotland and England...
  
  (R) (straddles the border in its lower reaches, enters tidal section)
- River Lyne
  River Lyne
  The River Lyne is a river of Cumbria in England.The river is formed near the hamlet of Stapleton by the confluence of the Black Lyne and the White Lyne ....
  
  (L)
- Liddel Water
  Liddel Water
  Liddel Water is a river running through southern Scotland and northern England, for much of its course forming the border between the two countries, and was formerly one of the boundaries of the Debatable Lands....
  
  (L)
  - Kershope Burn
    Kershope Burn
    Kershope Burn is a minor river running in its entirety along the border between England and Scotland.The river rises, as Clark's Sike, in a marshy area in Kielder Forest Northumberland known as Hobb's Flow, before becoming Kershope Burn after running by Kershopehead, a farmstead in Cumbria.The...
    
    (L)
  - Hermitage Water
    Hermitage Water
    The Hermitage Water is a river in Liddesdale, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Among its many feeder burns are Braidley Burn, Dinley Burn, Gorrenberry Burn and Twislehope Burn. The Water flows through the hamlets of Dinley and Gorrenberry, and through the village of Hermitage, and past...
    
    (R)
    - Roughley Burn (L)
    - Whitrope Burn (L)
- Tarras Water (L)
- Wauchope Water (R)
- Ewes Water (L)
- Meggat Water (L)
  - White Esk
    River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway
    The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway....
    
    (Ls)
  - Garwald Water (R)
  - Black Esk
    River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway
    The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway....
    
    (Rs)

Further tributaries of the Esk lie wholly in England - see List of rivers in England.

Rivers on Scottish islands

Most of the Scottish islands are too small to maintain watercourses of any great length or size, and are frequently indented by numerous long bays and inlets which further break up the landscape. However a disproportionate number of their watercourses bear the name 'river', though many are relatively tiny.

Arran

The numerous small watercourses on Arran
Isle of Arran
Arran or the Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, and with an area of is the seventh largest Scottish island. It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire and the 2001 census had a resident population of 5,058...

are listed anticlockwise from Brodick.

Glencloy Water
Glenrosa Water
South Sannox Burn
North Sannox Burn
Abhainn Mór
Iorsa Water
Machrie Water
Black Water (upper reaches known as Clauchan Water)
Sliddery Water
Torrylinn Water (also known as Kilmory Water)
Benlister Burn
Glenashdale Burn (a.k.a. Allt Delphin)

Skye and the Inner Hebrides

Islay

There are numerous watercourses on Islay
Islay
-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...

, many of which though short are termed 'rivers'. They are listed anticlockwise from Port Askaig
Port Askaig
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Scotland.-Transport:Port Askaig serves as the main port of Islay, sharing passenger services to the Scottish mainland with Port Ellen...

.

Doodilmore River
Gortanaoid River
Saligo River
River Drolsay
River Sorn
River Sorn
The River Sorn is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Draining Loch Finlaggan and having gathered the waters of the Allt Ruadh and the Ballygrant Burn, it flows southwestwards to enter the sea at the village of Bridgend at the head of Loch Indaal....
River Laggan
River Laggan, Islay
The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay off Loch Indaal.- References :...
- Duich River
  River Laggan, Islay
  The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay off Loch Indaal.- References :...
  
  (L) (upper reaches known as Torra River)
- Kilennan River
  River Laggan, Islay
  The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay off Loch Indaal.- References :...
  
  (L)
- Barr River
  River Laggan, Islay
  The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay off Loch Indaal.- References :...
Machrie River
- Glenegedale River (L)
Kintra River
Kilbride River
Ardilistry River
Kintour River
Claggain River

Jura

There are numerous watercourses on Jura
Jura, Scotland
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, situated adjacent and to the north-east of Islay. Part of the island is designated as a National Scenic Area. Until the twentieth century Jura was dominated - and most of it was eventually owned - by the Campbell clan of Inveraray Castle on Loch...

, some of which though short are termed 'rivers'. They are listed anticlockwise from Feolin Ferry.

Corran River
Lussan River
Shian River
Glenbatrick River

Mull

There are numerous watercourses on Mull
Isle of Mull
The Isle of Mull or simply Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute....

, some of which though short are termed 'rivers'.They are listed anticlockwise from Tobermory.

Tobermory River
River Bellart
River Ba (Glencannel River flows into Loch Ba)
Scarisdale River
Coladoir River
Leidle River
Beach River
Lussa River
Scallastle River
River Forsa
Aros River
- Ledmore River (Ls)
- Allt an Lon Biolaireich (Rs)

Rùm

There are a number of watercourses on Rùm
Rùm
Rùm , a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum) is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland...

, of which are named as 'rivers'. They are listed anticlockwise from Kinloch
Kinloch Castle
Kinloch Castle is a late Victorian mansion located on the Isle of Rùm, one of the Small Isles off the west coast of Scotland. It was built as a private residence for Sir George Bullough, a textile tycoon from Lancashire whose father bought Rùm as his summer residence and shooting estate....

.

Kinloch River
Kilmory River
Abhainn Rangail
Dibidil River

Isle of Skye

Listed anticlockwise around the coast from Kyleakin
Kyleakin
The village of Kyleakin is situated on the east coast of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides, along the strait of Kyle Akin opposite the northwest Scottish mainland town of Kyle of Lochalsh...

. Many small watercourses, which would in other areas be named as 'burn' or 'allt', bear the name 'river' in Skye.

Broadford River
River Sligachan
Allt Dearg Mòr
Varragill River
River Leasgeary
River Chracaig
Lealt River
Stenscholl River (upper reaches known as Kilmartin River)
River Brogaig
Kilmaluag River
River Rha
Uig, Skye
The village of Uig lies at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it...
River Conon
Uig, Skye
The village of Uig lies at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it...
River Hinnisdal
River Romesdal
River Haultin
River Snizort
- Lòn an Eireannaich (R)
- Abhainn an Acha-leathain
  - Tungadal River
River Tora
Treaslane River
Bay River
River Horneval
Osdale River
Hamara River
Lorgill River
Dibidal River
Roskhill River
Caroy River
River Ose
Amar River
Sumardale River
River Drynoch
Viskigill Burn
River Talisker
Eynort River
River Brittle
Scavaig River
Abhainn Camas Fhionnairigh
Ord River
Kylerhea River

Outer Hebrides

Lewis

Abhainn Ghriais
Abhainn Lacasdail
Abhainn Ghrioda (Greeta River or River Creed)
Abhainn Arnoil
Abhainn Bharabhais

Orkney

Mainland

Burn of Ayreland
Burn of Ayreland
The Burn of Ayreland is a northwesterly flowing coastal stream on Mainland Orkney, Scotland that discharges to the Clestrain Sound about two miles south of Stenness. Draining chiefly agricultural lands elevated mosses and moorland. This stream has a notable lack of turbidity and a pH level of...

Mill Dam Burn, Shapinsay
Mill Dam, Shapinsay
Mill Dam, Shapinsay is a wetland in western Shapinsay, in Orkney, Scotland.This water body was not shown on the 1840 survey map of the island, since it is a man-made creation from a damming in the 1880s. Mill Dam is fed by a stream flowing from the north that rises on the western lobe of Shapinsay...

, Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands
Orkney also known as the Orkney Islands , is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated north of the coast of Caithness...

Listing by length

The eleven major rivers of Scotland, in order of length, are:

River Tay
River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...

193 km (119.9 mi)
River Spey
River Spey
The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...

172 km (106.9 mi)
River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....

171 km (106.3 mi)
River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...

156 km (96.9 mi)
River Dee
River Dee, Aberdeenshire
The River Dee is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through Strathdee to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen...

137 km (85.1 mi)
River Don
River Don, Aberdeenshire
The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce...

132 km (82 mi)
River Nith
River Nith
The River Nith is a river in South West Scotland.-Source, flow and mouth:The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, more precisely between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 7 km East of Dalmellington...

112 km (69.6 mi)
River Forth
River Forth
The River Forth , long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some west of Stirling...

105 km (65.2 mi)
River Findhorn
River Findhorn
The River Findhorn is one of the longest rivers in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth estuaries in Scotland....

101 km (62.8 mi)
River Deveron
River Deveron
The River Deveron , known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing...

98 km (60.9 mi)
River Annan
River Annan
The River Annan is a river in southwest Scotland. It rises at the foot of Hart Fell, five miles north of Moffat. A second fork rises on Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub before joining at the Hart Fell fork north of Moffat.From there it flows past the town of Lockerbie, and...

79 km (49.1 mi)

Listing by area of catchment

The major rivers of Scotland, in order of catchment, are:

River Tay
River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...

c. 2000 square miles (5,180 km²)
River Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...

1500 square miles (3,885 km²)
River Spey
River Spey
The River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest-flowing river in Scotland...

1097 square miles (2,841.2 km²)

Note: Imperial figures from quoted source; and metric figures less certain.

Shared names

A number of Scottish rivers have identical or very similar names which can be a source of confusion. These are some of the main ones. The symbol '>' is used here to signify 'tributary of':

Ale

Ale Water ( > Eye Water, Eyemouth); Ale Water
Ale Water
The Ale Water is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch.It meets the Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk and Lilliesleaf....

( > Tweed)

Allan

Allan Water
Allan Water
The Allan Water is a river in central Scotland, United Kingdom. Rising in the Ochil Hills, it runs through Strathallan to Dunblane and Bridge of Allan before joining the River Forth....

( > Forth); Allan Water
River Teviot
The River Teviot, or Teviot Water, is a river of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and a tributary of the River Tweed.It rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway...

( > Teviot > Tweed)

Almond

River Almond
River Almond, Lothian
The River Almond is a river in east-central Scotland. It is 28 miles long, rising in North Lanarkshire near Shotts and runs through West Lothian, draining into the Firth of Forth at Cramond near Edinburgh....

(Lothian); River Almond ( > Tay)

Avon

River Avon (Falkirk); River Avon
River Avon, Strathspey
The River Avon is a river in the Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands, and a tributary of the River Spey. It drains the north-eastern area of the Cairngorm Mountains and is largely contained within the Cairngorms National Park...

( > Spey); Avon Water
Avon Water
Avon Water, also known locally as the River Avon, is a 24-mile-long river in Scotland, and a tributary of the River Clyde.The Avon Water rises in the hills on the boundary between East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire, close to the head of the Irvine Water...

( > Clyde)

River Ba (Mull); River Bà (Rannoch Moor)

Bannock Burn

Bannock Burn
River Helmsdale
The River Helmsdale is one of the major east-flowing rivers of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland...

( > River Helmsdale); Bannock Burn
Bannock Burn
The Bannock Burn is a stream which rises in the Touch Hills to the south-west of Stirling in central Scotland. The Bannock flows eastward and enters the River Forth to the east of Stirling, close to the site of the Battle of Bannockburn...

( > Forth)

Barr

Barr River
Barr River, Morvern
Barr River is a short watercourse in Morvern in the Scottish Highlands. Its principal tributaries are the Allt Ghleann Sleibhtecoire and the Allt na Lice Beithe which rise on open moorland to the south and flow north amongst coniferous plantations. The river enters the tidal Loch Teacus at Poll...

(Morvern); Barr River
River Laggan, Islay
The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay off Loch Indaal.- References :...

( > River Laggan, Islay); Barr Water
Barr Water
Barr Water is a westerly flowing river of the Kintyre peninsula in the southwest Scottish Highlands. Rising at the diminutive Loch Losgainn near the hill of Cruach Mhic-an t-Saoir, it initially flows south-southwestwards amongst conifer plantations before turning west-southwestwards to flow down...

(Kintyre)

Black Burn

Black Burn - commonly occurring including Lossie, Tweed, Water of Luce

Black Water

Black Water
Black Water
"Black Water" is a song by the American music group The Doobie Brothers from the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. Released in 1974, it features Patrick Simmons on lead vocals....

-very frequent

Calder

River Calder
River Calder, Highland
The River Calder is a left bank tributary of the River Spey in the Scottish Highlands Its headwaters are the Allt Ballach, Allt an Lochain Dubh and Allt Madagain which drain the mountain slopes at the southeastern corner of the Monadhliath. Their waters are added to by those of the Allt Fionndrigh...

( > Spey, Highand); North Calder Water
North Calder Water
The North Calder Water is a river in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It flows for 12 miles from the Black Loch to the River Clyde at Daldowie south-east of Glasgow....

( > Clyde); South Calder Water
South Calder Water
The South Calder Water is a river in Scotland. It runs west from the high plateau between Shotts and Fauldhouse, which also produces the River Almond, which flows east into the River Forth.The river is known locally as "The Cawder".-Route:...

( > Clyde)

Carron

River Carron
River Carron (Forth)
The River Carron is a river in central Scotland. This river has given its name to towns in Falkirk, a variety of regional features, a type of cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere.-River Carron:The river rises in the Campsie Fells before flowing into...

(Forth); River Carron
River Carron, Sutherland
The River Carron is a river in Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland.It begins as the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir, which joins with the Alladale River to form the River Carron...

(Sutherland); River Carron
River Carron, Wester Ross
River Carron is a river in Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The river rises in Ledgowan Forest. It gathers its head-streams through Carron Bog, then enters Loch Scaven and flows out from there....

(Wester Ross); Carron Water
Carron Water, Aberdeenshire
Carron Water is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Carron Water rises in Fetteresso Forest on the eastern edge of the Grampians. It flows past Fetteresso Castle and discharges into the North Sea at Stonehaven Bay. Carron Water separates the Old Town from Stonehaven's new town , laid out in...

(Aberdeenshire); Carron Water
Carron Water, Dumfriesshire
The Carron Water is a tributary of the River Nith in southwest Scotland. It rises in the Dalveen Pass in the Lowther Hills as its headwater streams, the Dinabid Linn, Dalveen Lane and Lavern Burn join to flow southwards, to the west of the village of Durisdeer, to meet the Nith at Carronbridge....

( > Nith)

Conon

River Conon
Uig, Skye
The village of Uig lies at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it...

(Skye); River Conon
River Conon
The River Conon is a river in the Highlands of Scotland. It begins at Loch Luichart, and flows in a south-easterly direction to be joined by the River Meig at Scatwell before passing through Loch Achonachie...

( > Cromarty Firth)

Dee

River Dee, Aberdeenshire
River Dee, Aberdeenshire
The River Dee is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through Strathdee to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen...

(Aberdeen); River Dee
River Dee, Galloway
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The...

(Galloway)

Dibidal, Dibidil

Dibidal River (Skye); Dibidil River (Rùm)

Dorback

Dorback Burn
River Nethy
The River Nethy is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises as the Garbh Allt between Cairn Gorm and A' Chòinneach on the northern slopes of the Cairngorms and flows northwards through Strath Nethy and into Abernethy Forest...

( > Nethy > Spey); Dorback Burn
Dorback Burn (Findhorn)
The Dorback Burn is a right-bank tributary of the River Findhorn in northeast Scotland. It emerges from the northeast end of Lochindorb and flows northeast to a point where the A939 road and A940 road meet, where it is joined on its right by the Anaboard Burn...

( > Findhorn)

Douglas

Douglas Water
Douglas Water
The Douglas Water is a river in south-central Scotland, and is a tributary of the River Clyde. Its course is entirely within the South Lanarkshire council area. The river's name comes from the Gaelic dubh-glas, meaning black water....

( > Clyde); Douglas Water
Glen Douglas
Glen Douglas is a glen in the southwest Scottish Highlands. It is drained by the Douglas Water which discharges at the village of Inverbeg at its eastern end into Loch Lomond. The glen is followed by a minor road which links the A82 road alongside Loch Lomond with the A814 road beside Loch Long...

(Loch Lomond); Douglas Water
Douglas Water (Loch Fyne)
The Douglas Water is a river in Argyll in the southwest Scottish Highlands. It emerges from the northeastern end of the diminutive Loch Dubh-ghlas and flows northeastwards through Coire Dubh-ghlas before turning east then southeast amongst extensive conifer plantations to the bridge which carries...

(Loch Fyne)

Eden

Eden Water
Eden Water
Eden Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. "Water" is the Lowland Scots term for a small river.The Eden Burn rises to the east of Lauder at Corsbie Moor. The Eden Water passes Bassendean village and Bassendean House and the hamlets of Fawside and Mack's...

(Tweed); River Eden
River Eden, Fife
The River Eden is a river in Fife in Scotland, and is one of Fife's two principal rivers, along with the Leven. It is nearly 30 miles long and has a fall of around 90 metres...

(Fife)

Elrick

Elrick Burn (Don); Elrick Burn (Findhorn)

Enrick, Endrick

River Endrick (Loch Lomond); River Enrick (Loch Ness)

Esk, North Esk, South Esk

River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway
River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway
The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. It also flows for a small way through the English county of Cumbria before entering the Solway....

('Border Esk'), River Esk, Lothian
River Esk, Lothian
The River Esk is a river which flows through Midlothian and East Lothian, Scotland.It initially runs as two separate rivers, the North Esk and the South Esk....

(Lothian); River North Esk
River North Esk
The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...

; River North Esk
River North Esk
The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...

(Lothian); River South Esk
River South Esk
The South Esk is a river in Angus, Scotland. It goes past Brechin and enters the North Sea at Montrose Basin. It was noted in the 19th century.-References:...

; River South Esk
River South Esk
The South Esk is a river in Angus, Scotland. It goes past Brechin and enters the North Sea at Montrose Basin. It was noted in the 19th century.-References:...

(Lothian)

Gala

Gala Lane (Loch Doon); Gala Water
Gala Water
The Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.-Gallery:...

( > Tweed)

Garry

River Garry (Loch Oich); River Garry
River Garry, Perthshire
The River Garry is a major tributary of the River Tummel, itself a tributary of the River Tay, in the traditional county of Perthshire in the Scottish Highlands...

( > Tummel > Tay)

Glass

River Glass
Allt Graad
Allt Graad is a river in Easter Ross, Highland, Scotland. It is named on Ordnance Survey maps variously as Allt Graad and River Glass. It has also been known as the "Allt Grande", and the archaic Anglicization, "Aultgraad"....

(Easter Ross); River Glass, Strathglass
River Glass, Strathglass
The River Glass is a river in the Scottish Highlands which flows northeastwards down Strathglass. It begins at the confluence of the River Affric and the Abhainn Deabhag, near the village of Tomich...

( > Beauly)

Glenmore

Glenmore River; Glenmore River

Isla

River Isla
River Isla, Moray
The River Isla is a tributary of the River Deveron in North-East Scotland. The area surrounding it is known as Strathisla...

( > Deveron); River Isla
River Isla, Perthshire
The River Isla is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It runs for 46 miles through Glen Isla and Strathmore .-External links:*...

( > Tay)

Kilmory

Kilmory River (Rùm); Kilmory Water

Kinglas, Kinglass

Kinglas Water; River Kinglass

Kinloch

Kinloch River (Rùm); Kinloch River; Kinloch River

Ledmore

Ledmore River (Kirkaig); Ledmore River (Mull)

Leven

River Leven (Argyll); River Leven
River Leven, Dunbartonshire
The River Leven is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the South...

( > Clyde); River Leven, Fife
River Leven, Fife
The River Leven is a river in Fife in Scotland. It flows from Loch Leven into the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven. The river is home to brown trout and hosts a run of sea trout and atlantic salmon...

(Fife)

Lochy, Lochay

River Lochay (Tay); River Lochy (Great Glen); River Lochy (Awe)

Lunan

Lunan Burn (Tay); Lunan Water
Lunan Water
The Lunan Water is an easterly flowing river in Angus, Scotland, that discharges to the North Sea north of the town of Arbroath. Draining chiefly agricultural lands, this stream has a moderate level of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8.7. Other nearby watercourses discharging to the...

Lyne

River Lyne
River Lyne
The River Lyne is a river of Cumbria in England.The river is formed near the hamlet of Stapleton by the confluence of the Black Lyne and the White Lyne ....

(Border Esk); Lyne Water
Lyne Water
The Lyne Water is a tributary of the River Tweed which rises in the Pentland Hills of southern Scotland at Baddinsgill Reservoir. It runs through West Linton and Romannobridge, passes Flemington and Lyne Station and enters the Tweed west of Peebles. It floods regularly in winter and occasionally in...

(Tweed)

Machrie

Machrie River (Islay); Machrie Water (Arran)

Meggat, Megget

Meggat Water ( > Border Esk); Megget Water
Megget Water
Megget Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Selkirkshire. The Water rises at Broad Hill, passes through Megget Reservoir and empties into St Mary's Loch...

( > Tweed)

Mor

Abhainn Mór (Arran); Abhainn Mor (Kirkaig)

Shiel

River Shiel
River Shiel
The River Shiel is a four kilometre long river in Acharacle, Highland. It flows out of the Loch Shiel into the sea at Dorlin.- Fishing :...

(Loch Shiel); River Shiel
Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel is a glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.The glen runs approximately 9 miles from north-west to south-east, from sea level at the village of Shiel Bridge and Loch Duich to the Cluanie Inn at the western end of Loch Cluanie and the start of Glenmoriston.W. H...

( > Loch Duich)

Tarf, Tarff

Tarf Water ( > Tilt > Garry > Tummel >Tay); Tarf Water
Tarf Water, Wigtownshire
The Tarf Water is a river in the former county of Wigtownshire in south-west Scotland. It rises on the Ayrshire border and flows in a generally southeastward direction to meet the River Bladnoch near the village of Kirkcowan It has no major tributaries but is fed by numerous burns which drain an...

( > River Bladnoch (Galloway)); Tarff Water
River Dee, Galloway
The River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The...

( > River Dee, Galloway); River Tarff, Fort Augustus
River Tarff, Fort Augustus
The River Tarff is a river in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It rises between the hills of Gairbeinn and Geal Charn and flows northwards then southwestwards and finally north-northwestwards into the Great Glen where it enters Loch Ness at Fort Augustus. The middle and lower reaches of...

( > Loch Ness); Water of Tarf
River North Esk
The North Esk is a river in Angus and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is formed by the meeting of the Water of Mark and the Water of Lee , and enters the North Sea four miles north of Montrose. It forms the boundary between Angus and Aberdeenshire at certain stages in its course...

( > River North Esk,Angus/Aberdeenshire )

South-eastern Scotland

Forth to Tay

East Coast

Moray Firth (south coast)

Moray Firth (north coast)

North Coast

North-west Highlands

Firth of Clyde

Solway Firth

Rivers on Scottish islands

Arran

Skye and the Inner Hebrides

Outer Hebrides

Orkney

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