The River Nith in Dumfries, Scotland, is a fabulous river to watch in the sunshine as the excited water tumbles and tangles over the weir.
The river is tidal and before the weir was built a greater length of it was affected by both high and low tides, meaning any business that relied on its flow was beholden to the actions of sun and moon twice every 24 hours.
The weir may not be needed nowadays for trade purposes but it still brings an advantage to Dumfries in the form of tourism. It is very easy to stand on the banks for ages and watch the constant crash of water and sunlight creating some amazing effects and see the various birds feeding and flying around this stretch of the river.
The Nith at low tide
Nith Weir
Nith rapids
Nith rapids
Nith rapids
Nith weir
Nith rapids
take off
in flight
Excited water