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The Whitesands area of Dumfries was affected by flooding when the River Nith burst its banks. Five people were rescued by firefighters, and another two were rescued by boat from a stranded car. [16] In the Scottish Borders several homes were flooded in Ettrick and Yarrow. [45]
Approximately 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders as a result of the River Teviot flooding. The River Nith burst its banks in Dumfries, flooding part of the town, [19] with a major emergency being declared in Dumfries & Galloway as a result. [20]
The River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid; Common Brittonic: Nowios) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire , between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) east of Dalmellington . [ 2 ]
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The River Nith burst its banks in Dumfries, flooding part of the town, [26] with a major emergency being declared in Dumfries & Galloway as a result. [27] Landslides and flooding closed some main roads in Scotland and Counties Down and Tyrone in Northern Ireland suffered road closures from fallen trees. [23]
Ellisland Farm on the banks of the River Nith in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, was built by Scotland’s Bard in 1788 for his young wife Jean Armour and their family.
Moniaive is surrounded by hills, and lies at the point where the Dalwhat Water, Craigdarroch Water and Castlefairn Water converge to form the Cairn Water, which flows down the Cairn Valley to join the River Nith just north of Dumfries. The small amount of flat land in the council area is vulnerable to flooding. [2]
The parish is named for the river valley. The river flows east past Kirkland, then southeast to Newtonairds, where it is joined by the Old Water to form Cluden Water. Cluden Water flows east and southeast to join the River Nith just north of Dumfries. [2] The entire stretch of river from Moniaive to the Nith is known locally as the River Cairn. [3]