River Tweed

The Tweed at Coldstream

The River Tweed (English River Tweed ) is 156 km long and flows primarily through the Scottish Borders in Scotland. It rises on Tweedsmuir and drained the entire border region. Later he formed over a distance of 27 kilometers, the border between Scotland and England. He is also known as a fishing waters for salmon.

The Tweed flows, among other things through the towns of Peebles, Galashiels, Melrose, Kelso, Coldstream and finally through Berwick- upon- Tweed where it flows into the North Sea.

The Tweed has the following tributaries:

• Whitadder Water Blackadder Water