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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 ]
Extreme weather in parts of Canada is causing flooding and power outages in several areas, including Toronto, Mississauga, and North Dumfries Township.
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]
A further 76 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, and 152 flood alerts, warning of possible flooding, have been issued by the EA. The Met Office earlier had in place a yellow weather ...
The estuary of the River Nith, opening into the Solway Firth south of Dumfries. The Solway Firth [a] is an inlet on the west coast of Great Britain, forming part of the border between England and Scotland. [b] The "firth" (a Scottish term for inlets of the sea) divides Cumbria (including the Solway Plain) from Dumfries and Galloway.
European windstorms bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds caused damage and flooding to the south of Great Britain on 13–14 November. Unsettled weather continued across the south and later to the north. On 19–20 November, many towns and villages in Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway were affected. A number of bridges collapsed, one of ...
Flooding 1 to 2 feet deep affects some "coastal "roads and low lying areas from Revere and Winthrop through Boston to Hull, Braintree and Quincy," the weather service predicted when the warning ...