River South Esk

The South Esk is a river in the Scottish unitary authority Angus. It rises in 960 meters above sea level on the slopes of the Grampians.

Approximately the first half of its 79 km long run, runs in a south-easterly direction. Approximately at the level Kirriemuir, the South Esk happened four kilometers north, turns the flow direction to the east. He happened Forfar five kilometers north, is crossed by the A90 and reached Brechin. In Montrose, six kilometers east of Brechin, the South Esk enlarges the Montrose Basin. This leaving below the bridge on the A92 in an easterly direction, it flows a kilometer into the North Sea. About five kilometers north is the mouth of the North Esk, which forms the border between Angus and Aberdeenshire. The South Esk takes on his run on numerous streams. Its major tributaries include the Noran Water.

Mouth of the South Esk