River Ugie

The Ugie at Peterhead

The Ugie is a river in the Scottish unitary authority Aberdeenshire. It is formed by the confluence of the North and South Ugie Water about two kilometers northeast of Longside. To the east flowing down the Ugie flows north from Peterhead to about ten kilometers in the North Sea.

The catchment area of ​​335 km2 Ugie measures and, with a rainfall of 812 mm / year ( 30 - year mean ) of the driest areas of Scotland. The lowest rainfall is recorded from February to July. In the rural catchment area of ​​approximately 13,000 people live. The water of Ugie is used for the supply of about 30,000 people in the room Peterhead.

South Ugie Water