Mouse Water

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Mouse Water

Cleghorn Glen 20 June 2010 (146).JPG

Mouse Water as seen within Cleghorn Glen
Country Scotland
Region South Lanarkshire
Physical characteristics
Main source 335 m (1,099 ft) [1]
Length 9.45 km (5.87 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression River Clyde
Tributaries

Mouse Water is a river in South Lanarkshire which is a tributary of the River Clyde. It is popular with canoeists. [2] In the past, the fast flowing river was used to power mills and factories along its route and is still used today to produce hydroelectricity. [3]

South Lanarkshire Council area of Scotland

South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the City of Glasgow and contains some of Greater Glasgow's suburbs. It also contains many towns and villages. It also shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and West Lothian. It includes part of the historic county of Lanarkshire.

River Clyde river in Scotland

The River Clyde is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the eighth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second-longest in Scotland. Traveling through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire. To the Romans, it was Clota, and in the early medieval Cumbric language, it was known as Clud or Clut, and was central to the Kingdom of Strathclyde.

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Cleghorn Glen and Cartland Craigs

The river runs through Cleghorn Glen and Cartland Craigs, two sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) which form part of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve. [3] The deep gorge which characterises these SSSIs were formed roughly ten thousand years ago when the Mouse Water started to erode the rock at the site, which was mainly red sandstone. [4]

Cleghorn Glen

Cleghorn Glen is a site of special scientific interest which lies outside Lanark and Cleghorn in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of the six ancient woodlands, along with Cartland Craigs, Falls of Clyde, Chatelherault, Nethan Gorge and Mauldslie Woods, which make up the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve.

Cartland Craigs

Cartland Craigs is a woodland on the outskirts of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, in Scotland. It is a national nature reserve and is one of six areas which together form the Clyde Valley Woodlands. The reserve is maintained by Scottish Natural Heritage.

Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve

The Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve (NNR) comprises six separate woodland sites in the Clyde Valley region of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. These six sites are located along a 12 km section of the River Clyde and its tributaries, and lie close to built-up areas such as Hamilton and Lanark on the southern outskirts of Greater Glasgow. The sites can be easily accessed by about two million people living in the surrounding urban areas, making the reserve unique amongst Scotland's NNRs, most of which tend to be located in more remote areas. The six sites are:

Crossings

Several bridges cross the Mouse Water. They are listed below in order from its origin to the point the river meets the Clyde.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Historical perspective for Mouse Water". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "Overview of Mouse Water". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Visit Cleghorn Glen and Cartland Craigs" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. "The Story of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

Coordinates: 55°40′34″N3°48′19″W / 55.6762°N 3.8052°W / 55.6762; -3.8052

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