River Spey

River Spey
River Spey
	The River Spey at Aberlour
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Physical characteristics
Source	Loch Spey
• location	Roybridge, Scotland
• coordinates	57°00′26″N 4°36′18″W / 57.00729°N 4.60499°W
• elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Mouth	Moray Firth, Spey Bay
• location	Fochabers, Scotland
• coordinates	57°40′34″N 3°06′00″W / 57.676°N 3.100°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	98 mi (158 km)
Basin size	3,008 km2 (1,161 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	64 m3/s (2,300 cu ft/s)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	River Spey - Insh Marshes
Designated	2 February 1997
Reference no.	889

The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At 98 mi (158 km)^[3] it is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest^[4] and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. (The Tay is the longest and the Clyde is third and of very similar length to the Spey).^[4] It is important for salmon fishing and whisky production.

^ ^a ^b "Spey Fishery Board". Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
^ "River Spey - Insh Marshes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Clayton, Phil (2012). Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources (First ed.). London: Frances Lincoln Limited. p. 207. ISBN 9780711233638.
^ ^a ^b Almanac of Scotland Retrieved 9 April 2024.

[sfb-1] "Spey Fishery Board". Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2006.

[2] "River Spey - Insh Marshes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[3] Clayton, Phil (2012). Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources (First ed.). London: Frances Lincoln Limited. p. 207. ISBN 9780711233638.

[almanac-4] Almanac of Scotland Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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