River Bogie

The Bogie two miles south of Huntly

The Bogie, also Water of Bogie, is a river in Scotland. It is formed by the confluence of several source streams around three kilometers south-west of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire region. After the first bogie runs about one kilometer to the east, he then followed the valley of Strathbogie to the northeast or north. The river runs through a sparsely populated countryside and happens to Rhynie, Huntly Gartly and only three towns. A few hundred meters northeast of Huntly, he runs into the Deveron, which eventually drains into the Moray Firth.

His most important tributary is the Kirkney Water, which opens north of Gartly. According to data from the 1880s, the catchment area of ​​Bogie covers an area of ​​approximately 23 km long and 13 km wide, which corresponds to an area of ​​approximately 300 km2. In 1829, the Bogie burst its banks and caused widespread damage in Huntly. There used local textile companies be water, which is described as pure and soft. A large part of the run follows the A97 the Bogie. South of Huntly crosses the A96.