Mouse Water is a river in

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which is a tributary of the

River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...

. It is popular with canoeists. In the past, the fast flowing river was used to power mills and factories along its route and is still used today to produce hydroelectricity.

Cleghorn Glen and Cartland Craigs

The river runs through

Cleghorn Glen Cleghorn Glen is a site of special scientific interest which lies outside Lanark and Cleghorn in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of the six ancient woodlands, along with Cartland Craigs, Falls of Clyde, Chatelherault, Nethan Gorge and ...

and

Cartland Craigs Cartland Craigs (known locally as Cartland Crags) is a woodland on the outskirts of Lanark, South Lanarkshire, in Scotland. It is a national nature reserve and is one of six areas which together form the Clyde Valley Woodlands (the other five bein ...

, two sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) which form part of the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve. The deep gorge which characterises these SSSIs were formed roughly ten thousand years ago when the Mouse Water started to erode the rock at the site, which was mainly red sandstone.

Crossings

Several bridges cross the Mouse Water. They are listed below in order from its origin to the point the river meets the Clyde. *

Cleghorn Bridge Cleghorn and Claghorn are Scottish surnames that may refer to: People * Archibald Scott Cleghorn (1835–1910), Scottish businessman who married into Hawaiian royal family ** Daughter: Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn (1875–1899), Crown Princess ...

Cartland Bridge Cartland Bridge is a road bridge on the A73 north-west of Lanark, South Lanarkshire which spans the Mouse Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. The three-span bridge was built in 1822, to designs by the engineer Thomas Telford. It is notable fo ...

Mousemill Bridge Mousemill Bridge is a crossing of the Mouse Water on Mousemill Road, just north of Kirkfieldbank. There are two bridges at the site, the present day road bridge and the old Mousemill Bridge which previously formed part of the road between Lanar ...

References

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