Fruid Water is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in the
Scottish Borders area of
Scotland
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. The valley it occupies has been dammed to form the
Fruid Reservoir
Fruid is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, UK, near Menzion. It is formed by damming the Fruid Water, and supplements the contents of Talla Reservoir, forming part of the water supply for Edinburgh.
The construction ...
. The river is a tributary of the
Tweed
Tweed is a rough, woollen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure. Colour effects in the yarn may be obtained ...
, with a confluence about 2 km upstream of
Tweedsmuir
Tweedsmuir ( gd, Sliabh Thuaidh) is a village and civil parish in Tweeddale, the Scottish Borders Council district, southeastern Scotland.
Geography
The village is set in a valley, with the rolling hills and burns on both sides, covering some ...
. The river has a catchment area of 23.7 km
2, and a mean flow rate of 0.66 cubic metres per second leaving the reservoir.
References
Rivers of the Scottish Borders
Tributaries of the River Tweed
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