Ale Water

{{Short description|River in Scottish Borders, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2025}} [[File:Bridge over the Ale Water at Ancrum - geograph.org.uk - 1519231.jpg|thumb|Bridge over the Ale Water at Ancrum]] The '''Ale Water''' is a tributary of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises at Henwoodie Hill and flows through Alemoor Loch. It meets the Teviot south of the village of Ancrum, and it runs through Ashkirk and Lilliesleaf. At Ancrum the depth of the water is between {{Convert|0.26|m|ft}} and {{Convert|2.24|m|ft}}, although was as deep at {{Convert|2.88|m|ft}} on one occasion in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://riverlevels.uk/ale-water-ancrum|title=Ale Water at Ancrum: River level and flood alerts|website=riverlevels.uk|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>

The river's name was originally "Alne", as in Alnwick.

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==External links== *[http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-182-358-C SCRAN Image: The Ale Water] *[http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=284100 RCAHMS record of Ale Water - Railway Viaduct, Ancrum] *{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=55424 |num2=NT52NW 15 |desc=Milrighall}} *[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featuremap3470.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Map of Ale Water] *[http://www.sepa.org.uk/water/river_levels/river_level_data.aspx?id=15002 SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency - River Level Data: Ale Water at Ancrum] *[http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/hiflows/station.aspx?21025 Environment Agency: Ale Water at Ancrum]

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Category:Rivers of the Scottish Borders 2Ale