River marriages
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| location | Cumbria , England | |
| River system | River marriages | |
| River basin district | North West | |
| origin | at the west end of Ennerdale Water 54 ° 31 ′ 28 " N , 3 ° 24 ′ 34" W |
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| muzzle | in the Irish Sea at Sellafield Coordinates: 54 ° 24 ′ 41 ″ N , 3 ° 30 ′ 21 ″ W 54 ° 24 ′ 41 ″ N , 3 ° 30 ′ 21 ″ W |
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| Left tributaries | Mere Beck | |
| Right tributaries | River Keekle | |
The River Ehen is a river in Cumbria , England . The marriage arises as the outflow of Ennerdale Water , the westernmost lake in the Lake District National Park at its western end. The river initially flows westwards until it turns south between Cleator Moor and Cleator . To the west of Beckermet , the River Ehen reaches the coast of the Irish Sea , but does not flow into the sea, but continues its course in a south-southeast direction. The river is only separated by a narrow strip of land on which the Cumbrian Coast Line of the railway runs. At the Sellafield nuclear facility , the River Ehen flows into the Irish Sea together with the River Calder and the Newmill Beck .
The River Ehen is a Site of Special Scientific Interest from its origin on Ennerdale Water to the mouth of the River Keekle . This section of the river is where most of England's river pearl mussels live . It is the third largest colony in the UK and the only one that is still growing.
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- West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water (= Landranger Map . Band 89 ). Ordnance Survey , Southampton 2011, ISBN 978-0-319-23205-7 .
Individual evidence
- ^ River marriages (Ennerdale to Keekle Confluence) on SSSI List at Natural England