River Nith
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The River Nith (Scots Gaelic: Abhainn Nid; Laitin: Novius[3]) is a river in soothwast Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn Hills o East Ayrshire, mair preceese atween Prickeny Hill an Enoch Hill, 4.4 mile east o Dawmellinton.[4] For maist o its coorse it flowes in a soothlins direction throu Dumfries an Gallowa an syne intil the Solway Firth at Airds Pynt.[4]
| River Nith | |
|---|---|
 The estuary o the River Nith, appenin intil the Solway Firth sooth o Dumfries | |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Basin | |
| Main source | Enoch Hill 55°00′N 3°36′W |
| River mooth | Solway Firth |
| Basin size | 1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)[1] |
| Pheesical chairacteristics | |
| Lenth | 71 mi (114 km)[2] |
The laund that the river flowes throu is cawed Nithsdale (historical kent as "Stranit" fae the Scots Gaelic Strath Nin ("dale o the Nith").
For estuarys the principle follaed is that the river shoud be veesible at aw times. The meisurment tharefore follaes the centre o the river at law tide and the mooth o the river is assume't tae be at the coastal heigh tide merk. In Scotland this daesna general mak a signeeficant difference, except for rivers soukin intae shallae slopin saunds o the Sheuch an Solway Firth, like the Nith. At law tide, the sea ebbs tae sic an extent that the lenth o the Nith is eikit bi 8 mile tae 70.7 mile, makkin it Scotland's seivent langest river.
The estuary o the River Nith is an international important winter feedin site for waders, geese, an ither watterfowl,[5] an is for this raison pertectit at an international level as a pairt o the Upper Solway Flats and Marshes Ramsar Site an Speicial Pertection Aurie.[6][7] The SPA uphauds virtual the enteer Svalbard population o claik guiss durin the winter.[8]
The aurie forms an aw a pairt o the Solway Firth Speicial Aurie o Conservin, that is pertectit acause o the praisence o several priority habitats, an as weel as populations o sea lamper eel (Petromyzon marinus) an river lamper eel (Lampetra fluviatilis).[9] At a national level, the aurie is a Site o Speicial Scienteefic Interest an is within the Caerlaverock National Naitur Reserve.[10]
The Nith Estuary National Scenic Aurie goams the scenic value o the aurie.[11] It is ane o 40 sic auries in Scotland, that is define't sae as tae identify auries o kenspeckle scenery an tae mak siccar its pertection fae inappropriate development bi restrictin certaint forms o development.[12] The Nith Estuary NSA kivers 35,428 acre in tot, conseestin o 35,361 acre o laund an intertidal saund-and-mudflets, as weel as a forder 69 acre that is ablo law watter.[13] Management o the NSA is the responsibeelity o the Dumfries an Gallowa Cooncil, that haes producet a management strategy for the aurie.[14]
Fae up the stream tae doun the stream:
- Connel Burn
- Afton Watter
- Kello Watter
- Crawick Watter
- Euchan Watter
- Minnock Watter
- Carron Watter
- Cample Watter
- Scaur Watter
- Shinnel Watter
- Cluden Watter
- Cargen Pow
- New Aibey Pow
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