River Tay

river in Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, Scotland, UK, flows into the North Sea at the Firth of Tay
Place river Q19719
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River Tay

Summary

River Tay is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,705 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • River Tay is located in Perth and Kinross[3].
  • River Tay is located in Stirling[4].
  • River Tay is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • River Tay's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • River Tay's Commons category is recorded as River Tay[7].
  • River Tay's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Firth of Tay[8].
  • River Tay's lake on watercourse is recorded as Loch Tay[9].
  • River Tay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.354648, 'lon': -3.291943}[10].
  • River Tay's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Strath Tay[11].
  • River Tay's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Coire Laoigh[12].
  • River Tay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:River Tay[13].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Tummel[14].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Earn[15].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Isla[16].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Dochart[17].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Almond[18].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Braan[19].
  • River Tay's tributary is recorded as River Lyon[20].
  • River Tay's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Tay catchment[21].
  • River Tay's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • River Tay's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • River Tay's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • River Tay's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+193'}[25].
  • River Tay's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6216'}[26].
  • River Tay's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+170.0'}[27].

Body

Geography

River Tay is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Perth and Kinross[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1996[30] and Stirling[4], a council area[31], in United Kingdom[32].

Physical Characteristics

River Tay's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+193'}[25].

Designation and Status

River Tay's instance of is recorded as river[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for River Tay include Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay[33], an engine model[34]; RB.44 Tay[35], an engine family[36]; and Tay River[37], a river[38], in Canada[39].

Why It Matters

River Tay ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,705 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay[33], an engine model[34]; RB.44 Tay[35], an engine family[36]; and Tay River[37], a river[38], in Canada[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cv', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Gnd id → 4284142-2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Category for the water basin → Category:Tay catchment
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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