The River Tay: From Source to Mouth

From: http://hvg.heinemann.co.uk/login.aspx. The River Tay from source to mouth and the associated land features: the river's source is high in the mountains, small, fast-flowing tributaries cascade over waterfalls to join the growing river as it travels through the Scottish countryside; the river runs into a loch, sailing and waterskiing are enjoyed on the open space; the river has now become wide and slow-flowing past rural communities, a hydroelectric dam blocks the path of the River Tummel, a tributary to the River Tay; again the river widens but is now faster-flowing with rapids, canoeists battle the white-water; further downstream the river slows and begins to meander across the flat landscape before entering the estuary and flowing out to sea, we see seals on the sandy beach.

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[HeinemannVideo]

Thanks very much for your comment, and thank you for pointing out that the dam in our clip is indeed on the River Tummel. The footage in this clip all comes from the same BBC programme and the Tummel is included as one of the tributaries that feeds into the Tay. We've changed the clip description so that this is now clearer. Thanks once again for getting in touch.

[BillDFC]

The Isla and the Earn are two other major tributaries,but they are not included.

[BillDFC]

Was the dam not on the river Tummel?