The River Findhorn is one of the longest rivers 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...

. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth

Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland...

 on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth

Firth

Firth is the word in the Lowland Scots language and in English used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland and England. In mainland Scotland it is used to describe a large sea bay, or even a strait. In the Northern Isles it more usually refers to a smaller inlet...

 estuaries

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....

 in Scotland.

The river provides excellent salmon and trout fishing and is popular with anglers from across the globe. It also one of Scotland's classic white water kayaking

Kayaking

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 rivers (varying from grade 2 to 4) and draws canoeists from across the country.

Tributaries

(from south to north)

• Abhainn Cro-chlach
• River Eskin
• Elrick Burn
• Funtack Burn
• Rhilean Burn
• Leonach Burn
• Tomlach Burn
• Red Burn
• Derback Burn
• Muckle Burn

Settlements

(from south to north)

• Dalmigavie
• Corrievorrie
• Kyllachy
• Findhorn Bridge
• Tomatin
  Tomatin
  Tomatin is a small village on the River Findhorn in Strathdearn in the Scottish Highlands about south of the city of Inverness. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic name Tom-Ah-Tin . The river Findhorn rises at Coignafearn, a large game estate near Tomatin, and then passes through Tomatin...
  
  
• Inverbrough
• Ruthven
• Streens
• Dulsie
• Glenferness
• Ardclach
  Ardclach
  Ardclach is a small crofting hamlet, close to Glenferness in the old county of Nairn, Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland....
  
  
• Ferness
  Ferness
  Ferness is a settlement and rural area in Strathdearn, Highland. The village is situated in a forested area of the valley of the River Findhorn at the crossroads of the A939 Nairn–Grantown-on-Spey and B9007 Forres–Carrbridge roads....
  
  
• Relugas
• Altyre
• Forres
  Forres
  Forres , is a town and former royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 30 miles east of Inverness. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions...
  
  
• Kinloss
  Kinloss
  Kinloss is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located near the shore of Findhorn Bay, around 3 miles from Findhorn and 2.5 miles from Forres. RAF Kinloss is located northeast of the village, and is transitioning to an Army barracks.The Cistercian Kinloss Abbey was created in 1150 by King David...
  
  
• Findhorn
  Findhorn
  Findhorn is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles by road from Forres....