The Spey River is a river in the

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. Its entire length lies within the

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. The Spey rises at the Mckenzie Pass and Murrell's Pass either side of Mt Horatio (, and the river flows in a northeasterly direction, emptying into the West Arm of

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adjacent to the intake of the

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. The Dusky Track follows the Spey valley for much of the river's length.

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