River Nith
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For the river in Ontario, see Nith River.
The River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid; Common Brittonic: Nowios) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) east of Dalmellington.[2] For the majority of its 70 miles (110 km) course[3] it flows in a south-easterly direction through Dumfries and Galloway and then into the Solway Firth at Airds Point.[2]
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River Nith | |
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Country | Scotland |
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• location | Enoch Hill |
• coordinates | 55.328°N 4.284°W / 55.328; -4.284 |
Mouth | |
• location | Solway Firth |
Length | 70 mi (110 km) |
Basin size | 1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)[1] |
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The territory through which the river flows is called Nithsdale (historically known as "Stranit" from Scottish Gaelic: Strath Nid, "valley of the Nith").