River Don | |
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Location | |
Country | Scotland |
County | Aberdeenshire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ladder Hills |
Mouth | |
• location | Bridge of Don, Aberdeen |
• coordinates | 57°10′34″N 2°04′37″W / 57.1760°N 2.0770°W |
Length | 131 km (81 mi) |
Basin size | 1,312 km2 (507 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Parkhill |
• average | 20.64 m3/s (729 cu ft/s) |
The River Don (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Dheathain) is a river in north-east Scotland. It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.