River Don (North Sea)
River Don | ||
The Don at Alford |
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location | Scotland , United Kingdom | |
River system | River Don | |
source | In the Cairngorm Mountains, 57 ° 7 ′ 25 " N , 3 ° 16 ′ 52" W |
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Source height | 819 m | |
muzzle | at Aberdeen in the North Sea Coordinates: 57 ° 10 ′ 32 ″ N , 2 ° 4 ′ 39 ″ W 57 ° 10 ′ 32 ″ N , 2 ° 4 ′ 39 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 819 m | |
Bottom slope | 6.3 ‰ | |
length | 131 km |
The River Don is a river in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . It rises in the Cairngorm Mountains and flows over 131 kilometers east to the North Sea near Aberdeen . It flows through Alford , Kemnay , Inverurie , Kintore and Dyce . The tributary Urie flows into the Don at Inverurie.
The Don is known as fishing waters for salmon and sea trout .
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