page_title: List of rivers of Scotland
section_title: North-west Highlands
hierarchical_section_title: List of rivers of Scotland / North-west Highlands
caption_attribution_description: English: Fly fishing in River Carron, Wester Ross, Scotland
context_page_description: This list of rivers in Scotland is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Berwick-upon-Tweed. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. indicates a left-bank tributary and indicates a right-bank tributary whilst and indicate left and right forks where a named river is formed from two differently named rivers.
  For simplicity, they are divided here by the coastal section in which the mouth of the river can be found. Those on Scottish islands can be found in a section at the end.
  The Scots have many words for watercourses.
  A "Water" is a smaller river, e.g. Ugie Water, Water of Leith etc. Many Scottish rivers incorporate the name "Water" traditionally.
  A "burn", Scots Gaelic: "allt", used for smaller rivers and larger streams, also once widely used in England, now mostly in placenames especially the north, and sometimes spelled "bourne", e.g. Bournemouth and Ashbourne. In Scotland examples include Coalburn, Bannockburn, Aultmore.
  Abhainn in Gaelic meaning river, which is anglicised as Avon. There is also a similar Brythonic cognate. This sometimes leads to curious 'double' namings of rivers by Anglo-Saxon speakers, such as River Avon and River Afton.
context_section_description: Simple coastal catchments
  Keisgaig River (minor)
  Sandwood River
  Rhiconich River
  River Laxford
  River Inver
  River Traligill (flows into Loch Assynt)
  River Loanan  (flows into Loch Assynt)
  Abhainn Bad na h-Achlaise (known as Abhainn na Clach Airigh upstream)
  Kirkaig catchment
  River Kirkaig
  Abhainn a' Chrocain (L) (flows into Loch Veyatie)
  Abhainn Mor (R) (flows into Loch Veyatie)
  Ledmore River (flows into Cam Loch)
  Ledbeg River (R)
  Simple coastal catchments
  River Polly
  River Canaird (or Kanaird)
  River Runie (R)
  Ullapool River (known as Rhidorroch River upstream of Loch Achall and River Douchary further upstream)
  River Lael
  River Broom
  Abhainn Cuileig (Ls)
  Abhainn Droma (Rs)
  Dundonnell River
  Gruinard River (Abhainn Srath na Sealga upstream of Loch na Sealga)
  Allt Loch a Ghiubhsachan (L)
  Inverianvie River
  Little Gruinard River
  Ewe catchment
  River Ewe
  River Talladale (L) (flows into Loch Maree)
  River Grudie (L) (flows into Loch Maree)
  Abhainn an Fhasaigh (R) (flows into Loch Maree)
  Kinlochewe River (flows into Loch Maree)
  A' Ghairbhe (Ls)
  Abhainn Bruachaig (Rs)
  Simple coastal catchments
  River Sand
  River Kerry
  Badachro River (known as Abhainn Braigh-horrisdale upstream of Loch Braigh Horrisdale)
  River Erradale
  Craig River
  River Torridon
  River Balgy
  River Applecross
  River Toscaig
  River Kishorn
  River Carron
  Fionn Abhainn (R)
  River Lair (R)
  River Taodail
  River Attadale
  River Ling
  Uisge Dubh (or Black Water)
  River Elchaig
  Allt a' Ghlomaich (L)
  River Glennan (minor)
  River Croe
  Abhainn Chonaig (R)
  River Shiel
  Glenmore River
  Abhainn a' Ghlinne Bhig
  River Arnisdale
  River Barrisdale
  Abhainn Inbhir Ghuiserein
  Inverie River
  River Carnach
  River Morar
  River Meoble (L) (flows into Loch Morar)
  River Ailort
  River Moidart
  Shiel catchment
  River Shiel
  River Polloch (L) (flows into Loch Shiel)
  Glenalladale River (R) (flows into Loch Shiel)
  River Finna (R) (flows into head of Loch Shiel)
  Callop River (L) (flows into head of Loch Shiel)
  Simple coastal catchments
  Glenmore River
  Strontian River
  Carnoch River
  Glencripesdale Burn
  Kinloch River
  Barr River
  Savary River
  Aline catchment
  River Aline
  Abhainn a' Ghlinne Ghil (Ls)
  Black Water (Rs)
  Simple coastal catchments
  Rannoch River
  Glensanda River (minor)
  River Tarbert
  River Gour
  River Scaddle
  Cona River
  Garvan River
  South Garvan River (Rs)
  North Garvan River (Ls)
  Dubh Lighe
  Fionn Lighe
  An t-Suileag
caption: Fly fishing on the River Carron, Wester Ross
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