Ayrshire Rivers Trust Archived 7 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine monitor water quality for the river and visit annually.

[1] At Dalblair [2] the river passes the remains of Kyle Castle.

[4][5] The Lugar Sill is a geological feature which has been closely studied over many years.

[7][8] A short distance upstream from the confluence with the Bellow Water the Glenmuir Water flows underneath the Glenmuir Viaduct.

This is a now disused railway viaduct closed in 1964 which carried the Ayr to Muirkirk line.