{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox river | name = Balgaidh Burn | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = File:The Balgaidh Burn, Dunoon - geograph.org.uk - 5419568.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = The burn passing beneath Wellington Street (the A815) | image_alt = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = | source1_location = Dunoon, Argyll and Bute | source1_coordinates = {{coord|55.940941|-4.982415|region:GB_type:river_source|display=inline,title}} | source1_elevation = <!--{{convert|24|m|abbr=on}}--> | mouth = Firth of Clyde | mouth_location = Cowal | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|55.943059|-4.933615|region:GB_type:river_mouth}} | mouth_elevation = Sea level | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | basin_landmarks = | basin_population = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | waterbodies = | waterfalls = | bridges = | ports = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = ~2.5 mi | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location = West Bay, Firth of Clyde, Dunoon, Argyll and Bute | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}
'''Balgaidh Burn''' is a watercourse in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.<ref>[https://www2.sepa.org.uk/frmstrategies/pdf/pva/PVA_11_07_Full.pdf Dunoon (Potentially Vulnerable Area 11/07)] – sepa.org.uk</ref><ref>[https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-08/Dunoon_SWMP_Report_S3_P04.pdf Dunoon SWMP Report (2020)] – Jeremy Benn Associates</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Parish of Dunoon and Kilmun from The Gazetteer for Scotland |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parfirst676.html |access-date=2025-11-15 |website=www.scottish-places.info |language=en-gb}}</ref> It is the main inflow and outflow of Bishop's Glen Reservoir,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide to Bishops Glen |url=https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-07/BishopsGlen.pdf |access-date=2025-11-15 |website=www.argyll-bute.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-16 |title=Best walks in Scotland: Bishop's Glen Circular, Dunoon, Argyll |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/bestofscotland/19639651.best-walks-scotland-bishops-glen-circular-dunoon-argyll/ |access-date=2025-11-15 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref> which is located a short distance above Dunoon, to the town's southwest. The burn begins a further {{Convert|1.3|mi}} southwest of Bishop's Glen Reservoir, at an elevation of around {{Convert|1150|ft|m}}.
On its journey southeast out of the reservoir,<ref>[https://projects.statkraft.co.uk/globalassets/0/.uk/0--projects/wind/giants-burn/planning-application-documents/volume-4/volume-4---chapter-6---technical-appendix-6.3---protected-species-survey-report.pdf Giant's Burn Wind Farm] – GB Wind Farm</ref> the burn flows beneath Kilbride Bridge, the Red Bridge, Wellington Street (A815) and, immediately before its discharge into the Firth of Clyde at Dunoon's West Bay, the Victoria Parade footpath.
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