The Dorback Burn () is a right-bank tributary of the

River Findhorn The River Findhorn () is one of the longest rivers in Scotland. Located in the north east, it flows into the Moray Firth on the north coast. It has one of the largest non-firth estuary, estuaries in Scotland. The river is c.

in northeast

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

. It emerges from the northeast end of

Lochindorb Lochindorb (from the meaning "loch of the minnows") is a freshwater loch north of Grantown on Spey in the Highland council area of Scotland. In the loch there is an island, which is now thought to have been artificially created, and on that isla ...

and flows northeast to a point where the

A939 road The A939 is a road in Scotland, connecting the A96 at Nairn on the Moray coast with the A95 Grantown-on-Spey. It then continues to the A93 at Ballater by way of the Grampian Mountains, passing Tomintoul and the Lecht Ski Centre. This road p ...

and A940 road meet, where it is joined on its right by the Anaboard Burn. The Dorback then flows north, accompanied by the A940 for several miles until it is joined by the

River Divie River Divie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Abhainn Divie'') is a river in Moray, Scotland, that is tributary to the River Findhorn. It begins near the Moray boundary, close to the ''Lùb Ghlas'' (shieling), from the junction of an unnamed stream with the All ...

, which also enters from the right (east). Their combined waters flow on for a couple more miles to pass under the B9007 road and immediately enter the Findhorn Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet 27 ''Nairn''

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Rivers of Highland (council area) Rivers of Moray {{Scotland-river-stub