River Clyde facts for kids
Quick facts for kids River Clyde (Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh) |
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 The River Clyde at Glasgow's Broomielaw
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| Country | Scotland |
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| Counties | South Lanarkshire, Argyll, Ayrshire |
| Cities | Lanark, Glasgow, Bothwell, Greenock |
| Landmarks | Falls of Clyde (waterfalls), Bothwell Castle, Firth of Clyde |
| Source | Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire |
| - coordinates | 55°24′4″N 3°39′10″W / 55.40111°N 3.65278°W |
| Mouth | Firth of Clyde |
| - coordinates | 55°40′0″N 5°0′0″W / 55.66667°N 5.00000°W |
| Length | 176 km (109 mi) |
| Basin | 4,000 km² (1,544 sq mi) |
The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, Scots: Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland.
It is the eighth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second-longest in Scotland. Traveling through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire.
To the Romans, it was Clota, and in the early medieval Cumbric language, it was known as Clud or Clut, and was central to the Kingdom of Strathclyde (Teyrnas Ystrad Clut).
Images for kids
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The Carstairs meanders
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The river enters the urban environment here, with Glasgow to its north (background) and South Lanarkshire to its south (foreground).
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Glasgow Green with Tidal Weir
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New Lanark Mill Hotel and Waterhouses by River Clyde
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Shipping on the Clyde in Glasgow, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881
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River Clyde navigable channel and sandbanks, leading to the Tail of the Bank at the Firth of Clyde, seen from Port Glasgow looking over the redeveloped Lithgows shipyard site and Greenock's Great Harbour. The Gare Loch is ahead, Ardmore Point to the right.
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A Glasgow shipyard in 1944
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Glasgow Humane Society patrols the River Clyde
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Although diminished from its early 20th-century heights, shipbuilding remains an important industry on Clydeside.
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Energy Centre
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Bells Bridge
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Millennium Bridge
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Modern buildings, including the Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Crane, Crowne Plaza Hotel and the SSE Hydro
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The estuary opens out past Dumbarton.
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Looking across to Dumbarton at low tide
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Looking east toward Glasgow's CBD
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South-facing view of the Tradeston bridge
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Aerial view looking downstream along the River Clyde to the Erskine Bridge, the Firth of Clyde and the Argyll hills
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See also
In Spanish: Río Clyde para niños
