Black Esk
| Black Esk | ||
 The Black Esk |
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| location | Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland | |
| River system | River Esk (Solway Firth) | |
| Drain over | River Esk (Solway Firth) → Solway Firth → Irish Sea | |
| River basin district | Solway Tweed XRBD | |
| source | east of Jock's Shoulder 55 ° 18 ′ 15 ″ N , 3 ° 17 ′ 7 ″ W |
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| muzzle | Confluence with the White Esk coordinates: 55 ° 12 ′ 21 ″ N , 3 ° 10 ′ 29 ″ W 55 ° 12 ′ 21 ″ N , 3 ° 10 ′ 29 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height |
149 m ASL
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| Reservoirs flowed through | Black Esk Reservoir | |
The Black Esk is a watercourse in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland . It arises east of Jocks Shoulder and initially flows in a southerly direction. After crossing under the B723 road at Sandyford , it changes first in an easterly and then in a southeast direction, in which it flows up to its confluence with the White Esk to the River Esk south of Castle O'er .
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