Caddon Water
Encyclopedia
The Caddon Water is a small river
by the village of Caddonfoot
, in the Scottish Borders
area of Scotland
. It rises on Windlestraw Law, four miles north of Innerleithen
, and flows through the Stantling Craig Reservoir. It joins the river Tweed
at Caddonfoot
, having completed its journey after 11 miles (18 km).
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
by the village of Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot is a village on the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A707, near Galashiels.The village is at the mouth of the Caddon Water...
, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
area of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It rises on Windlestraw Law, four miles north of Innerleithen
Innerleithen
Innerleithen is a small town in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders.-Etymology:The name "Innerleithen" comes from the Scottish Gaelic meaning "confluence of the Leithen", because it is here that the river joins the Tweed. The prefix "Inner-/Inver-" is common in many Scottish...
, and flows through the Stantling Craig Reservoir. It joins the river Tweed
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
at Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot
Caddonfoot is a village on the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A707, near Galashiels.The village is at the mouth of the Caddon Water...
, having completed its journey after 11 miles (18 km).
External links
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) River Tweed Catchment Pollution Reduction Programme
- Scottish Borders Council: Local Plan: water and Drainage, Caddon Water
- Southern Reporter, September 2009: "No quick fix for village sewer issue"