River Forth

Forth
Forth
	The River Forth meanders through fertile farmlands near Stirling
	Course of River Forth
Location
Country	Scotland
Councils	Stirling
City	Stirling
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Duchray Water and the Avondhu River below Loch Ard
• coordinates	56°10′52″N 4°24′30″W / 56.1810°N 4.4084°W
• elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Mouth	Firth of Forth, North Sea
• location	UK
• coordinates	56°03′54″N 3°43′39″W / 56.0650°N 3.7275°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	47 km (29 mi)

The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, 47 km (29 mi) long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt.^[1] The Gaelic name for the upper reach of the river, above Stirling, is Abhainn Dubh, meaning "black river". The name for the river below the tidal reach^[2] (just past where it is crossed by the M9 motorway) is Uisge For.

^ "River Forth Catchment Profile" (PDF). SEPA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "OS 25 inch, 1892–1905". National Library of Scotland – Map Images. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[1] "River Forth Catchment Profile" (PDF). SEPA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[2] "OS 25 inch, 1892–1905". National Library of Scotland – Map Images. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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