Everything about The River Crake totally explained
The
River Crake is a short river in the
English Lake District. The name probably derives from the
Celtic language and means
rocky stream. The river drains
Coniston Water from its southernmost point and flows for about 6 miles (9.5 km) in a southerly direction before joining the upper estuary of the
River Leven at
Greenodd. The river is in the
historic county of
Lancashire, but in an area that formed part of the county Cumbria after the
1974 reorganisation of local government.
The villages of
Water Yeat,
Blawith,
Lowick Bridge,
Spark Bridge and
Penny Bridge are located close to the river in the Crake Valley. As well as receiving the outflow from Coniston the river also drains
Beacon Tarn in the
Blawith Fells above the southern end of Coniston.
In the
1800s numerous industries including a
cotton mill and
iron foundry flourished along the river, making use of the fast flowing water to
drive machinery. A bobbin mill at Spark Bridge, which manufactured wooden bobbins for the
Lancashire cotton industry, used water-powered lathes to turn the wood. The factory survived into the
1970s using Gilkes
water turbines to generate electricity and turn the lathes. The factory was eventually forced to close by the punitive water usage charges levied by the North West Water Authority. Today there are no obvious signs of any of the riverside industries.
The Crake is a noted
salmon river.
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