River Kelvin

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River Kelvin
The Kelvin flowing through Kelvingrove Park
Location
Country	Scotland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	close to Banton, Scotland
Mouth	River Clyde
• location	Glasgow, Scotland
• coordinates	55°51′55″N 4°18′29″W / 55.86518°N 4.30815°W / 55.86518; -4.30815
Length	35 km (22 mi)

The River Kelvin (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Cheilbhinn) is a tributary of the River Clyde in northern and northeastern Glasgow, Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth.^[1] At almost 22 miles (35 km) long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west through Strathkelvin and along the northern boundary of the bog parallel with the Forth and Clyde Canal.

The University of Glasgow is situated by the river, in Gilmorehill. In 1892, the title of Baron Kelvin was created for physicist and engineer William Thomson, a professor at the university. The name "kelvin" for the unit of temperature, chosen in honour of Lord Kelvin, thus traces its origins to the river.