Irvine (river)

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Irvine
Lower Irvine

Lower Irvine

Data
location East Ayrshire , North Ayrshire , South Ayrshire , South Lanarkshire , Scotland
River system Irvine
Drain over Irvine Bay  → Firth of Clyde
River basin district Scotland RBD
source north of Loudon Hill
55 ° 37 ′ 25 ″  N , 4 ° 12 ′ 5 ″  W
Source height 247  m
muzzle in Irvine in Irvine Bay Coordinates: 55 ° 36 '20 "  N , 4 ° 41' 48"  W 55 ° 36 '20 "  N , 4 ° 41' 48"  W.
Mouth height 0  m ASL
Height difference 247 m
Bottom slope 5.1 ‰
length 48 km
Left tributaries Cessnock Water , Carmel Water
Right tributaries Kilmarnock Water , Annick Water , Garnock

The Irvine is a river in Scotland . It rises at a height of 247 m about ten kilometers west-southwest of Strathaven north of Loudon Hill . The Irvine initially flows for around 1.5 km in a south-westerly direction, forming the border between the regions of East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire before turning west. The main direction of flow to the west gave the Irvine its name, as the name is derived from Gaelic "Iar-an", which means "westward". After 48 km, the Irvine at ends Irvine in Irvine Bay , a side bay on the south shore of the Firth of Clyde .

The Irvine flows through the cities of Darvel and Galston before finally reaching Kilmarnock , where it receives one of its largest tributaries, Kilmarnock Water . West of Kilmarnock, the Irvine first forms the border river between East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire and then for a short distance between South Ayrshire and North Ayrshire . On its final miles in North Ayrshire, the river in Irvine takes on Annick Water and Garnock before flowing into Irvine Bay. The A71 follows the Irvine for a large part of the run and crosses it several times.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Irvine, The. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 4: (Har - Lib). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, p. 324 .
  2. ↑ a b c Irvine, River. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .