River Ness

River Ness
The river at Inverness
River Ness location
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Loch Dochfour
• coordinates	57°25′30″N 4°18′45″W / 57.42500°N 4.31250°W / 57.42500; -4.31250
Mouth
• location	Moray Firth
• coordinates	57°29′43″N 4°14′10″W / 57.49528°N 4.23611°W / 57.49528; -4.23611
Length	6.2 mi (10.0 km)
Basin size	1,850 km2 (710 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	91 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s)

The River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nis) is a short river in the Great Glen of Scotland. It begins at Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, and flows northeast towards the city of Inverness, where it empties into the Moray Firth. It runs parallel to the Caledonian Canal for the first half of its course, which is six miles (10 km) long in total.^[1]

At Inverness, the river contains a group of wooded islets known as the Ness Islands, some of which are linked to the shore by footbridges.