River Lossie

The River Lossie (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Losaidh) is a river in north east Scotland. Ptolemy (c.90 – c.168), the Greco-Roman geographer, named it ost. Loxa Fl. The river originates in the hills above Dallas, in Moray, and has its source 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea-level. It enters the sea at Lossiemouth on the Moray Firth. By the time it moves through Elgin its rate of flow, in normal conditions, is best described as very slow. The gradient between Elgin and Lossiemouth is almost imperceptible with a total fall of less than 5 metres (16 ft).

River Lossie
Location
Country	Scotland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hills above Dallas, Moray
• elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Lossiemouth into Moray Firth
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Basin size	213 km^2 (82 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5 m^3/s (180 cu ft/s)

Settlements

(from south to north)

• Dallas
• Kellas
• Paddockhaugh
• Pittendreich
• Elgin
• Calcots
• Lossiemouth