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Don (River of Scotland county)

a river of Scotland, county of Aberdeen, rising near the Banffshire border. It flows tortuously E. through the whole breadth of Aberdeenshire, and falls into the North Sea a little to the N. of Aberdeen, after a total course of 82 miles.

Its salmon fisheries are of considerable value. Also, a river of Yorkshire, England, which rises near Cheshire, and joins the Ouse after a course of about 70 miles. It is navigable for small craft to Sheffield.