River Clyde

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River Clyde
The River Clyde running through the city of Glasgow
Location
Country	Scotland
Council areas	South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute
City	Glasgow
Physical characteristics
Source	Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire
• location	South Lanarkshire, Scotland
• coordinates	55°24′23.8″N 3°39′8.9″W / 55.406611°N 3.652472°W / 55.406611; -3.652472
Mouth	Firth of Clyde
• location	Inverclyde, Argyll, Scotland
• coordinates	55°40′46.3″N 4°58′16.7″W / 55.679528°N 4.971306°W / 55.679528; -4.971306
Length	110 mi (180 km)[1]
Basin size	1,545 sq mi (4,000 km2)
Basin features
Designation
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Inner Clyde Estuary
Designated	5 September 2000
Reference no.	1036[2]

The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced [ˈavɪɲ ˈxl̪ˠuəj], Scots: Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second or third longest in Scotland (River Spey is of very similar length). It runs through the major city of Glasgow. Historically, it was important to the British Empire because of its role in shipbuilding and trade. To the Romans, it was Clota,^[3] and in the early medieval Cumbric language, it was known as Clud or Clut. It was central to the Kingdom of Strathclyde (Teyrnas Ystrad Clut).