River Dionard

The River Dionard is a river in the historic county of Sutherland in northwest Scotland. It arises as the outflow from Loch Dionard which lies below the eastern side of Foinaven and flows north-northwest through below that mountain's eastern flanks for 7km before turning north and then northeast towards the head of the Kyle of Durness. Its winding channel is exposed at low tide within the sands of this shallow firth which connects with the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast. The principal headwater stream feeding Loch Dionard is the which passes through two lochans beneath ; the upper and the lower . The nearby flows from a third lochan, . There are numerous other streams and lochans in the upper catchment. The has been established within the catchment.^[1]^[2]

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^ 445 Foinaven, Arkle, Kylesku & Scourie (Map) (A ed.). 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2003. ISBN 031923391X.
^ 446 Durness and Cape Wrath (Map) (A ed.). 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2003. ISBN 0319233928.

Coordinates: 58°31′13″N 4°48′34″W / 58.52028°N 4.80944°W / 58.52028; -4.80944

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[1] 445 Foinaven, Arkle, Kylesku & Scourie (Map) (A ed.). 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2003. ISBN 031923391X.

[2] 446 Durness and Cape Wrath (Map) (A ed.). 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2003. ISBN 0319233928.

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