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The Shee Water ( gd, Sìdh / Uisge Sìdh) is a river in the highland portion of eastern
Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
,
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
. The Allt a' Ghlinne Bhig, Allt Ghlinn Thaitneach and Glen Lochsie Burn (plus numerous smaller streams) drain south out of the
Grampian Grampian ( gd, Roinn a' Mhonaidh) was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The region to ...
mountains. They converge at the
Spittal of Glenshee The Spittal of Glenshee ( gd, Spideal Ghlinn Sìdh, ) lies at the head of Glenshee in the highlands of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where the confluence of many small streams flowing south out of the Grampians form the Shee Water. Fo ...
to form the Shee Water. This runs through
Glenshee Glen Shee () is a glen in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. Shee Water flows through the glen. The head of the glen, where Gleann Taitneach and Glen Lochsie meet, is approximately 2 km north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee; it then ru ...
to the Strathmore valley where it becomes the Black Water for a short distance and, close to Bridge of Cally, joins the
River Ardle The River Ardle ( gd, Abhainn Àrdail) is a tributary of the River Ericht. It runs for through Strathardle in Perthshire, Scotland. It is a salmon and trout river. Course The river is formed by the confluence of the Brerachan Water and the All ...
to form the
River Ericht The River Ericht ( gd, Abhainn Eireachd) is a river in Perthshire, Scotland formed from the confluence of the rivers Blackwater and Ardle at Bridge of Cally. It runs south for around 10 miles before discharging into the River Isla, and eventu ...
. The Water eventually reaches the North Sea via the River Isla and the
River Tay The River Tay ( gd, Tatha, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing') is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain. The Tay originates ...
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* Rivers of Perth and Kinross {{Scotland-river-stub