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Saunterings is a set of reflections based upon walks around the counties of
Cumbria, Lancashire and
North Yorkshire in North-West England (as defined in the
Preamble).
Walkers don't always aim to walk up high hills.
Sometimes it is more enjoyable to walk by a river.
Below is a list of named water-courses that are 6km or more long (plus some that are shorter but
called Rivers plus a few of 5km to top the list up to 250) and river-features,
such as waterfalls, in this region.
The lengths given are questionable, as sometimes headwaters with a different name are included
and sometimes not.
The right-hand column indicates a walk beside or over the river,
the number being a link to a Sauntering visit and a + indicating a
pre-Sauntering visit.
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102 +49 /250- Aira Force NY3920 187
- Aire, River 133 SD9057 46
- Annas, River 5 SD1087
- Apedale Beck 7 SE0194
- Arkle Beck 15 NY9804 26
- Artle Beck 6 SD5363 82
- Austwick Beck 7 SD7567 63
- Aysgarth Falls SE0188 33
- Aysgill Force SD8688 58
- Aygill Force, nr Keld NY8800
- Bain, River 2 SD9288 10
- Bannisdale Beck 7 NY5103 +
- Barbon Beck 7 SD6282 71
- Bashall Brook 10 SD7042
- Baxenghyll Gorge SD7074 62
- Beezley Falls SD7074 62
- Bela, River 7 SD4980 105
- Belah, River 12 NY7812 172
- Beldon Beck 7 SD9992
- Birk Beck 7 NY5808 +
- Bishopdale Beck 9 SD9784
- Bitter Beck 6 NY1531
- Black Beck 11 SD1885
- Black Force SD6499 +
- Bleng, River 11 NY0806
- Borrow Beck 11 NY5205 38
- Bottoms Beck falls SD7456
- Bowderdale Beck 9 NY8702 +
- Bradshaw Brook 8 SD7212
- Brathay, River 7 NY3503 +
- Brennand River 4 SD6354 59
- Briggle Beck 8 NY5634
- Brock, River 18 SD5442 242
- Bronte Waterfall SD9935
- Brun, River 6 SD8533 150
- Buckstones Jump NY3607
- Calder, R., Cumbria 14 NY0712 +
- Calder, R., Hebden Br 74 SD9626 +
- Calder, R., Ribble 28 SD2933 184
- Calder, R., Wyre 15 SD6344 +
- Caldew, River 43 NY3131 61
- Cam Beck 9 SD8079 102
- Catrake Force NY8901
- Catrigg Force SD8367 8
- Cauldron Falls, W Burton SE0286
- Cautley Spout SD6897 +
- Chipping Brook 6 SD6045
- Chor, River 3 SD5717
- Clough Force SD7892 +
- Clough River 11 NY7790 225
- Cocker, River, Cumbria 12 NY1228
- Cocker, River, Lancs 11 SD4551 112
- Coledale Beck 5 NY2122 +
- Colton Beck 7 SD3186
- Conder, River 15 SD4754 70
- Colne Water 8 SD9140
- Cotter Force SD8491 +
- Cover, River 19 SE0582
- Cow Close Gill falls SD9479
- Cow Dub, Ease Gill SD6780 22
- Crake, River 7 SD2986 +
- Croasdale Brook 9 SD7053 +
- Crookdale Beck 8 NY5306 100
- Crowdundle Beck 7 NY6229
- Culwith Force NY3203
- Currack Force NY8801
- Dacre Beck 6 NY4526
- Damas Gill 6 SD5255 +
- Darwen, River 24 SD6825
- Dee, River 16 SD7276 2
- Derwent, River 45 NY0230
- Dibb, River 5 SE0563
- Docker Force NY5808 +
- Doe, River 5 SD7175 62
- Don, River 2 SD8634
- Douglas, River 49 SD4525 29
- Duddon, River 17 SD1989 +
- Dungeon Ghyll Force NY2806
- Dunsop, River 4 SD6551 30
- Eagley Brook 10 SD7014
- Eamont, River 18 NY4527 7
- Ease Gill 5 SD6881 22
- Easington Brook 6 SD7150 223
- Eden, River 111 NY5535 42
- Eea, River 7 SD3778 52
- Ehen, River 22 NY0516
- Ellen, River 26 NY0536
- Ellergill Beck 5 NY6303 +
- Eshton Beck 5 SD9356 46
- Esk Falls NY2304 +
- Esk, River 27 NY1900 142
- Fen Beck 5 SD7766 +
- Foxdale Beck 5 SD5761 75
- Galleny Force NY2713
- Gastack Beck waterfall SD7283
- Gayle Beck 7 SD8688 +
- Gillcambom Beck 7 NY3835
- Gill Force, Eskdale NY1700
- Gilpin, River 10 SD4787
- Glenderamackin, River 14 NY3530 178
- Gordale Beck 7 SD9163 +
- Gowan, River 6 SD4598 +
- Great Langdale Beck 6 NY3006 49
- Green Field Beck 6 SD8680
- Gressingham Beck 5 SD5669 213
- Greta, River (Cumbria) 7 NY3024 +
- Greta, River (Lancs) 11 SD6572 40
- Grisedale Beck 5 NY3614 65
- Grizedale, River 2 SD5656
- Gunnerside Beck 7 SE9302
- Halls Beck 6 NY2432
- Hardraw Force SD8691 +
- Hayber Beck 6 NY7516
- Hell Gill SD7896 +
- Hilton Beck 7 NY7220
- Hindburn, River 12 SD6466 108
- Hodder, River 34 SD6650 5
- Hoff Beck 9 NY6716
- Holden Beck 6 SD7551
- Hyndburn Brook 6 SD7331
- Ibbeth Peril SD7486 135
- Ireby Beck 6 SD6676 +
- Irt, River 22 NY1203 226
- Irwell, River 57 SD8724 34
- Janet's Foss SD9163 +
- Jenkin Beck 6 SD7072 +
- Keasden Beck 8 SD7265 +
- Keekle, River 11 NY0113
- Keer, River 16 SD4871 4
- Kent, River 32 NY4500 23
- Kettles Beck 9 SD7566 +
- Kirk Beck, Beckermet 10 NY0206 +
- Kirkby Pool 10 SD2389
- Kisdon Force NY8901
- Lamb Beck 7 NY4234
- Laneshaw, River 3 SD9340
- Langdale Beck 7 NY6502 +
- Langden Brook 8 SD6250 30
- Leck Beck 7 SD6477 22
- Leith, River 13 NY5524
- Leven, River 15 SD3584 +
- Lickle, River 10 SD2188 28
- Linton Falls SE0063 140
- Limy Water 9 SD8328
- Liza, River 8 NY1713 +
- Lockin Garth Force SD7264 +
- Lodore Falls NY2618
- Long Preston Beck 6 SD8459 215
- Long Preston Deeps SD8158 145
- Longton Brook 6 SD4826 29
- Lostock, River 24 SD5722
- Lostrigg Beck 6 NY0427
- Loud, River 16 SD6341 64
- Lowther, River 21 NY5124 7
- Lupton Beck 8 SD6581 181
- Lune, River 72 NY6205 50
- Lyvennet, River 18 NY6123 97
- Main Dyke 9 SD3638
- Marron, River 12 NY0526
- Marshaw Wyre 9 SD5853 53
- Milburn Beck 9 NY6628
- Mill Brook 6 SD5126 29
- Millergill Beck 6 SD1284
- Mint, River 10 SD5395 131
- Mite, River 14 NY1200 226
- Moss Force NY1917
- Mosedale Beck 6 NY1418
- Mosedale Beck 7 NY3523
- Mossdale Gill waterfall SD8291
- Murton Beck 6 NY7121
- Newlands Beck 12 NY2318 155
- Ogden, River 7 SD7623 48
- Otterburn Beck 6 SD8857
- Park Brook 10 SD6834 39
- Peasey Beck 16 SD5486 217
- Pecca Falls SD6975 243
- Pendle Water 15 SD8440 20
- Petteril, River 18 NY4532 54
- Pow Beck 6 NY2423
- Powbrand Sike 7 NY8113
- Rawthey, River 18 SD6792 163
- Redmire Force SE0490
- Ribble, River 94 SD8162 8
- Ritson's Force NY1809
- Roeburn, River 10 SD6065 78
- Rothay, River 3 NY3605 146
- Rowantree Force SD1493
- Rowton Brook 5 SD5359 70
- Rusland Pool 6 SD3486 32
- Rutter Force NY6815
- Rydal Beck 6 NY3608 146
- Sabden Brook 10 SD8138
- Savick Brook 15 SD5232 138
- Scale Force NY1517 +
- Scaleber Force SD8362 215
- Scandal Beck 17 NY7207 172
- Scow Force SD7785 132
- Short Gill waterfall SD6784 95
- Skelwith Force NY3303 +
- Skirden Beck 6 SD7852
- Skirfare, River 10 SD8974 +
- Skitwath Beck 6 NY4128
- Sourmilk Gill NY3108 9
- Spout Force NY1826
- Sprint, River 13 NY4803 60
- St John's Beck 7 NY3122
- St Sunday's Beck 7 SD5387
- Stainforth Force SD8167 8
- Stanley Force SD1799
- Stock Beck 10 SD8449
- Stockghyll Force NY3804 143
- Sunnygill Beck 10 NY6136
- Swale, River 106 NY8601 25
- Swindale Beck 8 NY7814 172
- Tarnbrook Wyre 8 SD6157 53
- Tarra Carr Gutter 6 SD5024
- Taylorgill Force NY2210 +
- Tebaygill Beck 5 NY6103 154
- The Goit 6 SD2118 224
- The Strid SE0656 +
- Thornton Force SD6975 62
- Tom Rudd Beck 9 NY1429
- Tongue Pot & Kail Pot NY2203
- Trout Beck (Ambleside) 11 NY4104 209
- Trout Beck (Keswick) 8 NY3825
- Twiss, River 3 SS6974 62
- Uldale Falls SD7296 +
- Ure, River 102 SD8491 33
- Waddington Brook 6 SD7343
- Wain Wath Force NY8801
- Walden Beck 12 SE0184
- Warnscale falls NY2013
- Wasdale Beck 6 NY5508 +
- Weasdale Beck 6 NY6802 +
- Wenning, River 18 SD8069 40
- West Gill 6 SD8196
- Wharfe, River 108 SD9768 140
- Whillan Beck 5 NY1802 228
- Whitrow Beck 7 SD1293
- Whitendale River 5 SD6556 +
- Whitewater Dash NY2731 +
- Whitewell Brook 7 SD8426
- Whitsundale Beck 7 NY8503 +
- Whorneyside Force NY2605
- Widdale Beck 9 SD8187
- Winster, River 21 SD4192 +
- Worm Gill 6 NY0809
- Wyre, River 44 SD4340 21
- Yarrow, River 32 SD6416
- Yewdale Beck 6 SD3098 +
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Š John Self
Top photo: Rainbow over Kisdon in Swaledale; Bottom photo: Ullswater