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TAY , the longest See also:river in See also:Scotland. From its source in See also:Ben Lui (3708 ft.), a See also:mountain on the See also:borders of See also:Perthshire and See also:Argyllshire, it pursues a mainly See also:north-easterly direction to Logierait, where it curves to the See also:south by See also:east as far as See also:Dunkeld; there its course turns to the south-east to the mouth of the See also:Isla, where it bends towards the south by See also:west to the vicinity of See also:Scone. From this point it makes a See also:sharp descent to the south by east beyond the See also:county See also:town, when it sweeps south-east to near See also:Newburgh in Fifeshire, where it again faces the north-east as far as Broughty See also:Ferry, whence it. flows straight eastwards into the North See also:Sea, off Buddon Ness in See also:Forfarshire, after a See also:total run of 117 See also:miles. During the first 11 miles it is known as the See also:Fillan and discharges into See also:Loch Dochart. From the See also:lake it emerges as the Dochart (13 m.), which enters Loch Tay at' See also:Killin. Flowing through the loch for 141 m., it issues at See also:Kenmore under its proper name of Tay. From hence to the sea its course See also:measures 781 m., from which we may deduct 25 M. as the length of the See also:Firth of Tay (which begins at Cairniepier Ferry), leaving 531 M. as the length of the stream between Kenmore and the mouth of the See also:Earn. Its See also:principal affluents on the right are the See also:Bran, See also:Almond and Earn, and on the See also:left the See also:Lyon, See also:Tummel and Isla. Along with its tributaries, therefore, it drains all Perthshire and portions of Forfarshire and See also:Argyll-See also:shire, having a catchment See also:basin of 2400 sq. m. In many parts the current is impetuous, and in See also:flood has occasionally wrought much havoc, certain of the inundations being historically important. Its mean See also:discharge of See also:water every See also:minute is estimated to amount to 273,000 cubic ft., a larger outpour than that of any other stream in the See also:United See also:Kingdom. Vessels make See also:Dundee at all stages of the See also:tide, and the See also:estuary is navigable to Newburgh by vessels of 500 tons, and as far as See also:Perth by See also:ships of 200 tons. The See also:navigation, however, is seriously obstructed by shifting sandbanks. The estuary varies in width from 1 m. at Cairniepier Ferry to fully 3 M. at its mouth. The principal points on the river are Crianlarich on the Fillan (with stations on the West Highland and See also:Callander to See also:Oban See also:railways), Luib and Killin on the Dochart, Kenmore, Aberfeldy, Dunkeld, Birnam, See also:Stanley, Scone, Perth and, on the north See also:shore of the firth, Errol, Dundee, Broughty Ferry and Monifieth, and, on the south shore, Newburgh, See also:Newport and See also:Tayport. It is bridged at Kenmore, Aberfeldy, Logierait, Dunkeld, Caputh and Perth (3). The first railway viaduct across the firth at Dundee was nearly two miles See also:long and had been in use for some eighteen months from the date of its opening in 1877. During the See also:night of the 28th of See also:December 1879, however, while a See also:great See also:gale was at the height of its fury, the passing of a See also:train over the central See also:section gave See also:purchase to the See also:tempest and that portion of the structure was blown down along with the train and the unfortunate travellers. Some 75 to 90 persons are supposed to have perished. The second See also:bridges of somewhat See also:lower height, 2 M. and 73 yds. in length, was erected 6o ft. higher up stream and opened in 1887. The Tay is famous for See also:salmon, the See also:annual catch. in the river and estuary being the most valuable in Scotland. There is a hatchery at Hormontfield,See also:close to Luncarty station, 4 M. N. of Perth, for the artificial breeding of salmon, the See also:fish being liberated from the ponds about the See also:age of three years. In respect of riparian scenery the Tay as a whole is the most beautiful river in Scotland, the stretch between Logierait and See also:Cargill, particularly the reaches above and below Dunkeld, being universally admired. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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