River Crake

River Crake
The River Crake at Bouthrey Bridge
Data
location	Cumbria in NW England
River system	River Leven
Drain over	River Leven  → Irish Sea
River basin district	North West
origin	Coniston Water 54 ° 17 '53 "  N , 3 ° 5' 26"  W.
muzzle	in the River Leven coordinates: 54 ° 14 ′ 1 ″  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 2 ″  W 54 ° 14 ′ 1 ″  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 2 "  W
length	9.5 km
Left tributaries	Greenholme Beck
Flowing lakes	Allan Tarn
Communities	Lowick Bridge, Spark Bridge , Greenodd

The River Crake is a 9.5 km long river in the Lake District , Cumbria , England .

The Crake drains Lake Coniston Water at its southern end and flows into the River Leven at Greenodd just before it flows into Morecambe Bay .

In the 19th century, a number of factories settled on the river that used the water to power machines. There was a cotton mill and an iron foundry . Until the 1970s, Spark Bridge had a turning shop that made wooden spindles for the Lancashire spinning mills . Today there are no remains of the farms on the river.

The River Crake is known for salmon living in it.