Elliot Water

{{Short description|River in Angus, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| subdivision_name1 = Scotland

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| subdivision_name3 = Angus, Scotland

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| subdivision_name5 = Carmyllie, Arbirlot, Elliot, Arbroath

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| source1_location = Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland

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| mouth = North Sea

| mouth_location = Elliot, Arbroath, UK

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The Elliot Water is a minor river in Angus, Scotland. The Elliot rises near West Hills in Carmyllie and flows through the parish and village of Arbirlot before reaching the North Sea at Elliot, on the west side of Arbroath. The total length is around 7½ miles or 12 km.{{citation

| title = Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath

| work = Ordnance Survey Landranger Map

| edition = B2

| year = 2007

| isbn = 978-0-319-22980-4}}

File:Falls and bridge at Arbirlot.jpg

File:The Elliot Water - geograph.org.uk - 85349.jpg

The Elliot has been designated as a "freshwater fish protected area" by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.[http://apps.sepa.org.uk/rbmp/pdf/5950.pdf SEPA Water Body Data Sheet]