River Don, Aberdeenshire
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| River Don | |
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| Origin | Ladder Hills |
| Mouth | Aberdeen |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Length | 82 miles (131 km) |
| Avg. discharge | m³/s |
| Basin area | km² |
- This article is about the River Don in Scotland. For other rivers with the same name, see Don River (disambiguation).
The River Don is a river in the North-East of 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. Its main tributary, the River Urie, joins at Inverurie.
The source is between Glen Avon and Cock Bridge, above the ruined Delnadamph lodge. Several streams, the Feith Bhait, Meoir Veannaich and the Allt nan Aighean merge to form the embryonic Don. Water from the west end of Brown Cow Hill (grid reference NJ230045 drains into the River Spey, water from the north runs into the Don and water from the south side ends up in the Dee. The Don follows a circuitous route eastwards through Strathdon and the Howe of Alford before entering the North Sea just north of Old Aberdeen.
The chief tributaries are Conrie Water, Ernan Water, Water of Carvie, Water of Nochty, Deskry Water, Water of Buchat, Kindy Burn, Mossat Burn, Leochel Burn and the River Urie.
The Strathdon attracts visitors for salmon and trout fishing as well as its castles and scenery.
The river was recorded by the 2nd century AD cosmographer Ptolemy of Alexandria (d. c 168) as Δηουανα Devona, meaning 'goddess', an indication the river was once a sacred one. In 1750 the Don's lower reaches were channelled towards the sea, moving its confluence with the sea northwards.
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