River Eamont
Eamont | |
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Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Part | England |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Ullswater |
Mouth | |
• location | confluence with River Eden |
Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Dacre Beck, Thacka Beck |
• right | River Lowther |
The River Eamont is a river in Cumbria, England and one of the major tributaries of the River Eden.[1] The name of the river is from Old English (ēa-gemōt) and is a back formation from Eamont Bridge which means the junction of streams.[2]
The river is formed by the outflow from Ullswater in the Lake District, later augmented by Dacre Beck from the west and the River Lowther which carries the water from Haweswater north to the Eamont at Penrith. It reaches the Eden 4 miles (7 km) east of Penrith.[3]
The river has flooded on numerous occasions; the most recent was when
The river is also a stronghold of the endangered white clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes).
References
- ^ "Brougham and Eamont Bridge" (PDF). edenriverstrust.org.uk. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Eamont (Lower)". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Bridge destroyed by floods replaced". BBC News. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Flood-hit bridge to reopen after repairs". BBC News. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
External links
Media related to River Eamont at Wikimedia Commons
54°40′N 2°37′W / 54.667°N 2.617°W