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West Burn Culvert [River Clyde Outfall]

N of Waterfront Cinema, Greenock, Renfrewshire.

NGR:NS 28068 76564
WGS84:55.95125, -4.75517
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:2 m
Altitude:-1 m
Geology:Not recorded
Tags:Tunnel, ManMade
Registry:second

Tidal outfall to culverted West Burn. The current outfall is relatively modern having been reconstructed during the redvelopment of the Greenock Waterfront but it is on the site of the earlier outfall where the culverted burn ran under former shipyards and docks.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: At low tide the full depth of the culvert is exposed with a drop of aprox 1 m to the level of the Clyde. At extreme high tides, the outfall is completely flooded.

Hydrographic Feeds: Wrst Burn

Hydrographic Resurgences: River Clyde

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This entry was last updated: 2025-05-24 00:38:58

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