[1] Before being bridged at Banff, the river had to be crossed by "an uncertain ferry which would have landed you somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Old Market Place".

[2][3] The river has its source in the Ladder Hills between Glenbuchat and the Cabrach, part of the Grampian range.

It begins as a small highland stream among peaty and heather covered country before leaving the hills and entering the rolling lowlands of fertile farmland.

[4] Four miles further downstream the Deveron's second tributary, the River Isla flows in from the northwest.

From this point on the Deveron becomes a mature river, pursuing a winding course through Turriff and finally flowing into the Moray Firth between the twin towns of Banff and Macduff.