River Muick () is a river of the

Grampian Mountains The Grampian Mountains (''Am Monadh'' in Gaelic) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian range ...

of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A tributary of the River Dee, it flows for about from the southeastern hill area around

Lochnagar Lochnagar or is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing. Names The English name ...

into

Loch Muick Loch Muick (; Gaelic: Uisge Muice ()) is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately south of Braemar, Scotland at the head of Glen Muick and within the boundary of the Balmoral estate. Geography Loch Muick trends in a southwest and north ...

Balmoral Estate Balmoral Castle () is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, west of Ballater and west of Aberdeen. The estate and its original castle were bought ...

. It has a catchment area of . The river is described as meandering "tightly across the wide valley floor, filled with glacial deposit which has been partly worked flat by the river". The river is inhabited by

salmon Salmon () is the common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of ...

. In the mid 19th century specimens of ''

Melampyrum sylvaticum ''Melampyrum sylvaticum'', the small cow-wheat, is a plant species in the genus '' Melampyrum''. References External links Orobanchaceae Flora of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Orobanchaceae-stub ...

'' and '' Hieracium boreale'' were collected along the banks.

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