Gala Water

The Gala Water (Lowland Scots: Gala Watter; Scottish Gaelic An Geal Ath) is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.

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Gala Water at Fountainhall Bridge
Gala Bridge at Fountainhall
Gala Water near Torquhan
Bridge over Gala Water at Stow

River Tweed, Great Britain

Administrative areas	Scottish Borders Scotland Northumberland England

Flows into	North Sea

Towns (upstream to downstream)	Tweedsmuir Peebles Innerleithen Walkerburn Galashiels Melrose Newstead St Boswells Kelso Coldstream Berwick-upon-Tweed

Major tributaries (upstream to downstream by confluence)	Cor Water Talla Water Holms Water Lyne Water Manor Water Quair Water Leithen Water Caddon Water Ettrick Water Yarrow Water Gala Water River Leader River Teviot River Till Whiteadder Water Blackadder Water

Major bridges (upstream to downstream)	Neidpath Viaduct Tweed Bridge Yair Bridge Leaderfoot Viaduct Drygrange Old Bridge Dryburgh Suspension Bridge Mertoun Bridge Kelso Bridge Hunter Bridge Coldstream Bridge Ladykirk and Norham Bridge Union Bridge A1 River Tweed Bridge Royal Border Bridge Royal Tweed Bridge Berwick Bridge

Longest UK rivers Severn Thames Trent Great Ouse Wye Ure/Ouse Tay Spey Clyde Tweed Avon Nene Eden Dee

Coordinates: 55°37′N 2°47′W / 55.617°N 2.783°W / 55.617; -2.783

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Gala Water

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