Trout Beck (River Glenderamackin)
Trout Beck Thornsgill Beck in the upper reaches |
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location | Cumbria , England | |
River system | Derwent | |
Drain over | River Glenderamackin → River Greta → Derwent (Irish Sea) → Irish Sea | |
River basin district | North West | |
confluence | by Groove Beck , Blake Sike and an unnamed tributary 54 ° 35 ′ 47 ″ N , 2 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ W |
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muzzle | in the River Glenderamackin coordinates: 54 ° 37 ′ 57 " N , 2 ° 59 ′ 44" W 54 ° 37 ′ 57 " N , 2 ° 59 ′ 44" W
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Left tributaries | White Sike , Red Sike , Redsike Gill |
The Trout Beck is a watercourse in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . It arises northwest of Dockray from the confluence of Groove Beck , Blake Sike and an unnamed tributary. It flows as Thornsgill Beck in a northerly direction and changes its name south of the hamlet of Troutbeck . Immediately south of the hamlet, the Troutbeck swings 90 degrees to the west. It runs in this direction up to its confluence with the River Glenderamackin .
The Thornsgill Beck as the upper reaches of the Trout Beck forms together with the Mosedale Beck and the Wolf Crags a Site of Special Scientific Interest . The rock of the region shows in an outstanding way traces of the glaciation before the last glacial period in north-west England.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thornsgill Beck, Mosedale Beck and Wolf Crags on SSSI List at Natural England