Rivers Almond and Creran 2007
The River Creran lies on the west coast of Scotland, running into the fjordic Loch Creran. It drains a mountainous catchment with a small human population. Some agriculture is practiced on the drained strath (flood plain). |
The River Almond has a highly populated catchment lying mainly in West Lothian to the west of Edinburgh. It has been industrialised since the beginning of the industrial revolution, being the birthplace of the shale oil industry ("Paraffin Young"), and saw iron ore smelting and deep - mined coal at a multitude of locations - all now ceased. It provides a complete contrast in terms of topography and land use to the Creran catchment. |
Summary investigation
John Kinross