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Spey

British

/ speɪ /

noun

a river in E Scotland, flowing generally northeast through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth: salmon fishing; parts of the surrounding area ( Speyside ) are famous for whisky distilleries. Length: 172 km (107 miles)

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Duncan Ferguson, director of the Spey Fishery Board, said it was one of the largest pollution incidents he had seen in 36 years of working on the river.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

The spill comes during the peak period for fly fishing on the Spey.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

My evening ended a few hundred feet from the hotel on the banks of the River Spey, under a softly lit bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Golfers can currently play a seven-hole loop reversibly now, and Spey Bay hopes that by 2027, the entire course will be reversible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025

Except Paisley, there is not a single instance south of the Forth, nor one between the Spey and the Firth of Tay.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

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