River Clyde
Sign in to saveriver in Scotland rising in Lanarkshire and flowing through Glasgow to the Firth of Clyde
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The River Clyde is a river in Scotland that begins in Lanarkshire and flows through the city of Glasgow before reaching the Firth of Clyde. It has been historically important to Glasgow's development, particularly as a waterway that connected the city to the sea for trade and industry.
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The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced [ˈavɪɲ ˈxl̪ˠuəj]) is a major river of western Scotland and the third-longest in the country at about 170 kilometres (110 mi) in length. Its river network extends to 4,244 km and drains a basin of 1,903 km, expanding to 3,854 km when the Clyde estuary system with the Kelvin, White Cart, Black Cart and Leven is included. Around 1.79 million people, 33.8% of Scotland's population, live within this catchment. The river rises in the Lowther Hills and flows north-west through South Lanarkshire and Glasgow before deepening into the Firth of Clyde past the Tail of the Bank off Greenock.