River Kelvin
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The River Kelvin (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Cheilbhinn) is a tributary of the River Clyde in northern and northeastern Glasgow, Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth.[1] At almost 22 miles (35 km) long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west through Strathkelvin and along the northern boundary of the bog parallel with the Forth and Clyde Canal.
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River Kelvin | |
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Location | |
Country | Scotland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | close to Banton, Scotland |
Mouth | River Clyde |
• location | Glasgow, Scotland |
• coordinates | 55.86518°N 4.30815°W / 55.86518; -4.30815 |
Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
The University of Glasgow is situated by the river, in Gilmorehill. In 1892, the title of Baron Kelvin was created for physicist and engineer William Thomson, a professor at the university. The name "kelvin" for the unit of temperature, chosen in honour of Lord Kelvin, thus traces its origins to the river.