In August 1829 the year of the Muckle Spate there was phenomenal rain and wind which persisted unceasingly for 2 whole days and affected the Nairn, the Findhorn, the Lossie and the Spey. The very air seemed to be descending in one mass of water.

The Muckle (great) Spate of 1829 devastated much of Strathspey and Speyside including many of the bridges on the river. Flooding remains a problem today when flash storms turn the river and its tributaries into torrents.

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