Rivers in Scotland - Listing By Area of Catchment

Listing By Area of Catchment

The major rivers of Scotland, in order of catchment, are:

  1. River Tay c. 2,000 square miles (5,200 km2)
  2. River Tweed 1,500 square miles (3,900 km2)
  3. River Spey 1,097 square miles (2,840 km2)

Note: Imperial figures from quoted source; and metric figures less certain.

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