| River Spey | |
|---|---|
 The River Spey at Aberlour | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| State | United Kingdom |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Loch Spey |
| • location | Roybridge, Scotland |
| • coordinates | 57°00′26″N 4°36′18″W / 57.00729°N 4.60499°W |
| • elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Mouth | Moray Firth, Spey Bay |
• location | Fochabers, Scotland |
• coordinates | 57°40′34″N 3°06′00″W / 57.676°N 3.100°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 98 mi (158 km) |
| Basin size | 3,008 km2 (1,161 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 64 m3/s (2,300 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Designation | |
| Official name | River Spey - Insh Marshes |
| Designated | 2 February 1997 |
| Reference no. | 889[2] |
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The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At 98 mi (158 km)[3] it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom and the second longest[4] and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. (The Tay is the longest with the Clyde third in Scotland.[4] It is an important location for the traditions of salmon fishing and whisky production in Scotland.
- ^ a b "Spey Fishery Board". Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
- ^ "River Spey - Insh Marshes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Clayton, Phil (2012). Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources (First ed.). London: Frances Lincoln Limited. p. 207. ISBN 9780711233638.
- ^ a b Almanac of Scotland Retrieved 9 April 2024.