| River Nith | |
|---|---|
 The estuary of the River Nith, opening into Solway Firth south of Dumfries | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Enoch Hill |
| • coordinates | 55°19′41″N 4°17′02″W / 55.328°N 4.284°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Solway Firth |
| Length | 70 mi (110 km) |
| Basin size | 1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)[1] |
The River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid; Common Brittonic: Nowios) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) east of Dalmellington.[2] For the majority of its 70 miles (110 km) course[3] it flows in a south-easterly direction through Dumfries and Galloway and then into the Solway Firth at Airds Point.[2]
The territory through which the river flows is called Nithsdale (historically known as "Stranit" from Scottish Gaelic: Strath Nid, "valley of the Nith").
- ^ "The River Nith Catchment Management Plan" Scottish Environment Protection Agency Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Almanac of Scotland"
- ^ Clayton, Phil (2012). Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources (First ed.). London: Frances Lincoln Limited. p. 198. ISBN 9780711233638.