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A river of central Scotland rising in the Grampian Mountains and flowing about 190 km (118 mi) through Loch Tay to the Firth of Tay, an inlet of the North Sea.

Tay (), longest river of Scotland, 118 mi (190 km) long. It rises on Ben Lui in the Grampians as the Fillan and flows NE into Loch Dochart, where it is called the Dochart until it enters Loch Tay, 141/2 mi (23 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide. Turning SE at the junction with the Tummel River, its chief tributary, the Tay enters the North Sea through the Firth of Tay (25 mi/40 km long). The river has important salmon fisheries. Tay Bridge crosses the firth at Dundee. The original bridge collapsed (Dec. 28, 1879) during a storm, with the loss of 90 lives, and was rebuilt (1883-88).


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  • River Tay, a river in Scotland
    • Tay Rail Bridge, a railway bridge that collapsed killing all on board a train
    • Loch Tay, one of the larger freshwater lochs in Scotland
    • Firth of Tay, the estuary into which the Tay flows
    • Tay, Ontario, a township of Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, named after this area of Scotland, where many original settlers came from

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