River Ellen
Ellen | ||
The River Ellen near Aspatria |
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location | Cumbria , England | |
River system | River Ellen | |
River basin district | North West | |
origin | on the western slope of Great Sca Fell and Little Sca Fell 54 ° 41 ′ 34 ″ N , 3 ° 6 ′ 2 ″ W |
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Source height | 600 m ASL | |
muzzle | in the Solway Firth coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′ 5 " N , 3 ° 30 ′ 34" W 54 ° 43 ′ 5 " N , 3 ° 30 ′ 34" W. |
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Mouth height | 0 m ASL | |
Height difference | 600 m
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Left tributaries | Gill Gooden , Row Beck | |
Right tributaries | Gill Beck , Longlands Beck | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Chapelhouse Reservoir | |
Small towns | Maryport | |
Communities | Aspatria , Ireby , Uldale |
The River Ellen is a river in Cumbria , England . The River Ellen arises on the western slopes of Great Sca Fell and Little Sca Fell in the Uldale Fells in the Lake District National Park . The river initially flows north until it turns south of the village of Boltongate in a generally westerly direction, which it maintains until it meets the Solway Firth in Maryport .
Trout and salmon live in the river and can be fished with a permit.
Individual evidence
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- West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water (= Landranger Map . Band 89 ). Ordnance Survey , Southampton 2011, ISBN 978-0-319-23205-7 .