The Water of Feugh (pronounced:''few-ikh'') is a stream in
Aberdeenshire that is the largest
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
to the
River Dee. This stream rises in the
Grampian Mountains
The Grampian Mountains (''Am Monadh'' in Gaelic) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian rang ...
of
Scotland
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, in an area known as the
Forest of Birse
The Forest of Birse is a remote upland area in the upper catchment of the Water of Feugh, which forms the south-western portion of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It also forms the western part of the community of Finzean, but has ...
, and has a particularly scenic aspect in a series of
cascades at the Bridge of Feugh slightly above its point of discharge to the Dee.
Hydrology
The Water of Feugh is a tributary of the River Dee, forming a confluence at Banchory. Classified in the
Strahler Stream Order system the Water of Feugh is a second order river, with tributaries including the
Burn of Curran and the
Burn of Knock. The
pH level of the greenish or orange-brown waters of the Water of Feugh is slightly
alkaline with a pH of 8.19.
[Hogan, C. Michael, ''History of Muchalls Castle'', Natural History section (2005)] Summer water temperatures near the mouth run approximately 14.1 degrees Celsius.
See also
*
Leuchar Burn
*
Water of Aven
References
Feugh
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