Mouse Water
Mouse Water as seen within Cleghorn Glen
Location
CountryScotland
RegionSouth Lanarkshire
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation335 m (1,099 ft)[1]
Length9.45 km (5.87 mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionRiver Clyde
Tributaries 
 • leftDippool Water

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]

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]

Crossings

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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

55°40′34″N 3°48′19″W / 55.6762°N 3.8052°W / 55.6762; -3.8052



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