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The River Clyde is Scotland`s third longest river and it flows about 160km (100 miles) from the Lanarkshire hills to the town of Greenock, falling some 600m (2000 feet) on its journey downstream; thereafter, the river turns southwards and becomes the Firth of Clyde. The river sits in a broad valley and altogether it drains an area of about 4000 square kilometres (1600 square miles) with its main tributaries in Glasgow being the River Kelvin and the White Cart Water.
This article is based on the guidebook "The Glasgow Guide". |
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the occasional small boat is seen on the river in the centre of the city, so this
is now a much more peaceful place. The Roman Catholic Cathedral is on the right of the picture, with the huge glass roof of the St Enoch shopping centre behind it. |
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Making the River Clyde navigable |
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The River Clyde |
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