Scaur Water

thumb|right|250px|A meander on Scaur Water

thumb|right|Water sports on Scaur Water.

thumb|right|Scaur Water and Penpont Parish Church.

Scaur Water is a river which rises near Polskeoch in the Scaur hills in the region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

It flows from its source near Sanquhar in the Southern Uplands and joins the River Nith two miles southwest of Thornhill.