Water of Feugh
{{Short description|Stream in Aberdeenshire, Scotland}}
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| image = Feugh Cascades flowing under the Bridge of Feugh - geograph.org.uk - 534581.jpg
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| image_caption = Water of Feugh cascading below the Bridge of Feugh near Banchory
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The Water of Feugh ({{IPAc-en|f|juː|x}} {{respell|FYOOKH}} or {{IPAc-en|f|juː|'|i|x}} {{respell|fyoo-IKH}}){{Cite web |last=Strachan |first=Jim |last2=Smith |first2=Philip |date=25 March 2019 |title=Strachan Name Meaning and Pronunciation |url=https://www.clanstrachan.org/history/pronunciation.html#:~:text=The%20word%20'Feugh'%20is%20pronounced,f'%20disappears%20in%20the%20genitive. |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Clan Strachan Society |quote=The word 'Feugh' is pronounced /few-ikh/, and thought by Gaelic speakers to be a derivative of the word deer ('fiddich'). In Gaelic, the 'f' disappears in the genitive.}} is a stream in Aberdeenshire that is the largest tributary to the River Dee.United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50,000 scale, 2004 This stream rises in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, in an area known as the Forest of Birse, and has a particularly scenic aspect in a series of cascades at the Bridge of Feugh slightly above its point of discharge to the Dee.
Hydrology
The Water of Feugh is a tributary of the River Dee, forming a confluence at Banchory. Classified in the Strahler Stream Order system the Water of Feugh is a second order river, with tributaries including the Burn of Curran and the Burn of Knock. The pH level of the greenish or orange-brown or yellow or magenta waters of the Water of Feugh is slightly alkaline with a pH of 8.19.Hogan, C. Michael, History of Muchalls Castle, Natural History section (2005) Summer water temperatures near the mouth run approximately 14.1 degrees Celsius.