![Comar Allt a' Ghille Charaich - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Comar_Allt_a%27_Ghille_Charaich_-_geograph.org.uk_-_593952.jpg)
The River E is a river in the
Highlands
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of
Scotland
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. It begins in the north-west of the
Monadh Liath
The Monadhliath Mountains , or Monadh Liath, are a range of mountains in Scotland. Monadh Liath is Scottish Gaelic, and means "grey mountain range". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, it lies on the western side of Strathspey, to the w ...
, to the south-east of
Loch Ness
Loch Ness (; gd, Loch Nis ) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for clai ...
. It runs in a north-westerly direction for about 10 km, before flowing into
Loch Mhòr
Loch Mhòr is a loch in the traditional county of Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. Its name literally translates to "Big Loch". It occupies much of the wide floor of Stratherrick which runs roughly parallel to Loch Ness, around to its ...
.
![Horseshoe-shaped bend in the River E - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Horseshoe-shaped_bend_in_the_River_E_-_geograph.org.uk_-_588707.jpg)
The river has a small hydro-electric scheme. This
run-of-the-river
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
scheme has a capacity of 3MW and is operated by
RWE Npower
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. Construction of the scheme began in 2006, and it was commissioned in 2007.
![View along River E to mountains beyond - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/View_along_River_E_to_mountains_beyond_-_geograph.org.uk_-_588703.jpg)
The River E is among the
shortest place names in the world.
References
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