River Don, Aberdeenshire

River Don
River Don and Castle Forbes near Alford.
Map
Location
CountryScotland
CountyAberdeenshire
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLadder Hills
Mouth 
 • location
Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
 • coordinates
57°10′34″N 2°04′37″W / 57.1760°N 2.0770°W / 57.1760; -2.0770
Length131 km (81 mi)
Basin size1,312 km2 (507 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationParkhill
 • average20.64 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.