The Black Water () is a river in the

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. It begins at the confluence of the Glascarnoch River with the Abhainn Srath a' Bhàthaich, near where it is crossed by the Black Bridge, carrying the

A835 road The A835 is a road in the Scottish Highlands linking Inverness to Ullapool and the Far North of Scotland. Route The A835 starts at Tore on the Black Isle, seven miles north-west of Inverness at a junction with the A9. The A835 crosses the B ...

. It flows in a south-easterly direction past the village of

Garve Garve () is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches o ...

, then passing through

Loch Garve ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs whic ...

and

Loch na Cròic ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...

, and around Eilean nan Daraich. It flows over

Rogie Falls Rogie Falls (Gaelic: ''Eas Rothagaidh'') are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It conta ...

, then past

Contin Contin ( Gaelic: Cunndainn) is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675.Contin Island Contin Island is an inhabited riverine islet in Ross and Cromarty within the Highland council area of Scotland. Located in the Black Water, a tributary of the River Conon, it is downstream from Rogie Falls and is connected to the village of Co ...

, before flowing into the

River Conon The River Conon () is a river in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland. It begins at Loch Luichart, and flows in a south-easterly direction to be joined by the River Meig at Scatwell before passing through Loch Achonachie. It is joined ...

near Moy Bridge.Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale StreetView

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