Spey
| Spey | ||
 The river Spey |
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| Data | ||
| location | Scotland | |
| River system | Spey | |
| source | in the Monadhliath Mountains in Loch Spey, 57 ° 0 ′ 29 ″ N , 4 ° 35 ′ 54 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Garmouth in the Moray Firth Coordinates: 57 ° 40 ′ 27 " N , 3 ° 5 ′ 48" W 57 ° 40 ′ 27 " N , 3 ° 5 ′ 48" W
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| length | 173 km | |
| Catchment area | 3008 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
64 m³ / s |
| Flowing lakes | Loch Insh | |
The Spey [ speɪ ] is a 173 km long river in Scotland . It rises in the Monadhliath Mountains of the Scottish Highlands and flows into the Moray Firth at Garmouth . The railway line and the road from Inverness to Perth follow the river valley in some sections. The temporarily raging mountain river flows through the villages:
The Spey is known for numerous whiskey distilleries on its lower reaches in the traditional counties of Morayshire and Banffshire . This region, the heartland of whiskey, is also called " Speyside " .
One of the four official national long-distance footpaths in Scotland, the Speyside Way , runs mostly along the river.
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