River Cart

Middle reaches of the Cart

The Cart is a short river of approximately one kilometer in the Scottish unitary authority Renfrewshire. It is formed by the confluence of the headwaters White Cart Water and Black Cart Water northwest of the town of Renfrew. The river flows from thence in a northerly direction and ends after a short distance into the Clyde. In its short run, it flows through no lakes and accepts no tributaries.

History

In historical publications is partially the whole, about 31 km long White Cart Water known as Cart. The river has its source in the south-east East Renfrewshire and flows on its course the cities of Glasgow and Paisley. 1753 concretized the efforts to make the Cart ( including the lower reaches of the White Cart Water) to Paisley navigable. Manufacture and sale of beer in Paisley and imports into the city were subject to a tax of two pence per pint To acquire the necessary financial resources. Due to the anticipated revenues, a loan of £ 3,000 could be provided. The aim was to Cart, whose water level is dependent on the tides, to paisley to deepen to improve the freight of the city, to a minimum depth of seven feet at high tide.

In 1836 the construction of the Forth and Cart Canals was decided. This should be the 1790 opened Forth and Clyde Canal, which on the north bank runs parallel to the Clyde from Glasgow and Bowling discharges into the River Clyde, opposite the Cartmündung connect to the Clyde, so a direct link of the cart on the Forth and Clyde Canal through the Clyde allow. The implementation was decided in 1836 and the Forth and Cart Canal finally completed in 1840. The canal was closed at the end of the 19th century and is now only preserved in fragments.