There are other rivers with this name: see Tweed River This article is about the Tweed River in Australia. ...

The River Tweed at Abbotsford, near Melrose

The River Tweed at Coldstream

The River Tweed (156 kilometres or 97 miles long) flows primarily through the Borders region of Scotland. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well. It drains the entire Borders region. Its lower reaches mark the Scots border with England for 27 kilometres near Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Tweed is one of the great Salmon rivers of Scotland. The River Tweed at Abbotsford near Melrose in the Scottish Borders. ... The River Tweed at Abbotsford near Melrose in the Scottish Borders. ... Download high resolution version (1700x1275, 77 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 24th August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1700x1275, 77 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 24th August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Coldstream Bridge over the Tweed Coldstream (An t-Alltan Fuar in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in the Scottish Borders. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Scottish Borders (Crìochan na h-Alba in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ...

Major towns through which the Tweed flows include Peebles, Galashiels, Melrose, Kelso, Coldstream and Berwick-upon-Tweed, where it flows into the North Sea. Old Parish Church, Peebles Location within the British Isles Peebles is a burgh in the traditional county of Peeblesshire (of which is it the county town), in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. ... Galashiels is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, on the Gala Water river. ... Melrose is a small, historic town in the Scottish Borders. ... The centre of Kelso with its cobbled square. ... Coldstream Bridge over the Tweed Coldstream (An t-Alltan Fuar in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in the Scottish Borders. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...

Tweed tributaries include: A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...

• Whitadder Water
  • Blackadder Water
• River Till
• Eden Water
• River Teviot
• Leader Water
• Gala Water
• Ettrick Water
• Leithen Water
• Quair Water
• Eddleston Water
• Manor Water
• Lyne Water
• Holms Water

Blackadder Water is a tributary of the River Tweed spanning the England & Scotland borders. ... The River Till in Northumberland is the only English tributary of the River Tweed. ... A river of the Scottish Borders, the River Teviot rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway. ... The River Ettrick flows through the towns of Ettrick, Ettrickbridge and Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. ... Leithen Water runs through the town of Innerleithen and subsequently feeds the River Tweed. ...

See also

• Tweeddale
• Union Bridge
• Rivers of the United Kingdom

Tweeddale is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the Tweed River, this area was considered to end before the Yarrow Water flowed into the Tweed, so the area to the south and east, was bounded by the Yarrow/Tweed watershed, and to the north... Viewed from Scotland The Union Bridge, also called the Chain Bridge spans the River Tweed at Grid reference NT934510, between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Berwickshire (now part of Scottish Borders). ... This is a list of rivers of Great Britain. ...

External links

• Map and aerial photo sources for: Tweed's Well and Tweedmouth