River Clyde: River in Scotland rising in Lanarkshire and flowing through Glasgow to the Firth of Clyde
The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced ) is a river in Scotland.
It flows through Glasgow before opening up into the Firth of Clyde.
| River Clyde (In Scotland) | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The River Clyde running through the city of Glasgow | |
| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council areas | South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute |
| City | Glasgow |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire |
| - location | South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| - coordinates | 55°24′23.8″N 3°39′8.9″W / 55.406611°N 3.652472°W |
| Mouth | Firth of Clyde |
| - location | Inverclyde, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| - coordinates | 55°40′46.3″N 4°58′16.7″W / 55.679528°N 4.971306°W |
| Length | 170 km (110 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Designation | |
| Official name | Inner Clyde Estuary |
| Designated | 5 September 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1036 |
References
Other websites
Media related to River Clyde at Wiki Commons
- River Clyde: Source to Firth Panorama Project Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- The Clyde-built ships data base - lists over 22,000 ships built on the Clyde Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Clyde Waterfront regeneration
- Clyde Waterfront Heritage Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Glasgow Digital Library: Glimpses of old Glasgow
- In Glasgow Photo Gallery of pictures of the River Clyde Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Clydebank Restoration Trust
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