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Line 69: The [[Speyside Way]], a [[long-distance footpath]], follows the river through the [[County of Moray]]. The River Spey is unusual in that its speed increases as it flows closer to the sea, due to a broadly convex long-profile. The mean flow is around {{convert\|16\|m/s\|mph}} ~~(this needs to be checked since a flow velocity of 16m/s would cause serious erosion of the river bed and banks (<ref>V T Chow, Open channel hydraulics, McGraw Hill, 1973</ref>))~~ making it the fastest flowing river in Scotland, and possibly the UK (depending on what constitutes a river). The Spey does not meander, although it rapidly moves its banks. South of [[Fochabers]] a high earth barrier reinforces the banks, but the river has broken through on several occasions, removing a large portion of [[Garmouth]] Golf Course, sections of wall surrounding [[Gordon Castle]], parts of the Speyside Way and some of the B9104 road. The Spey railway bridge (pedestrianised {{as of \| 2010 \| lc = on}}) Spey Bay to Garmouth was originally designed with its main span over the main flow of the river, however before construction was completed the river had changed its course and was running at one end of the bridge.

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