List of rivers of Scotland

This list of rivers in Scotland is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Flowing into the North Sea between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Kincardine (East Coast) The right-bank tributary of the Tweed, the River Till together with its tributaries, is almost wholly within England but is included for completeness of the Tweed catchment.

Most of the Scottish islands are too small to maintain watercourses of any great length or size, and are frequently indented by numerous long bays and inlets which further break up the landscape.

A number of Scottish rivers have identical or very similar names which can be a source of confusion.

The symbol '>' is used here to signify 'tributary of': Ale Allan Almond Avon Ba Bannock Burn Barr Black Burn Black Water Calder Carron Conon Dee Dibidal, Dibidil Dorback Douglas Eden Elrick Enrick, Endrick Esk, North Esk, South Esk Gala Garry Glass Glenmore Isla Kilmory Kinglas, Kinglass Kinloch Ledmore Leven Lochy, Lochay Lunan Lyne Machrie Meggat, Megget Mor (This is merely a Gaelic adjective meaning "large" or "great") Shiel Tarf, Tarff

Major rivers can be seen in this map
The River Tweed at Coldstream
Meandering River Forth viewed from the Wallace Monument . The river flows from right to left, and the former limit of navigation was in the left distance.
Looking upstream (north) along the River Tay from the centre of Perth
Falls of Dee, An Garbh Choire
River Don near Alford
River Spey at Aberlour
The River Findhorn is crossed by the Highland Main Line railway and the A9 road just east of Tomatin
Fly fishing on the River Carron, Wester Ross
The Clyde flowing through Glasgow . The Finnieston Crane on the left is seen as a lasting symbol of the industrial heritage of the Clyde.
The Annick Water near Cunninghamhead mill
The estuary of the River Nith , opening into Solway Firth south of Dumfries
Hoddom Bridge, River Annan
Beach River, Isle of Mull
Mill Dam wetlands , Shapinsay