Scandale Beck

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Scandale Beck
Scandale Beck - geograph.org.uk - 648266.jpg
Scandale Beck, high up the beck near its source at Bakestones Moss, with Windermere to the south.
Location
CountryEngland
CountyCumbria
Physical characteristics
SourceBakestones Moss
 • locationwest of Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England
 • coordinates54°28′57″N 2°57′12″W / 54.48250°N 2.95333°W / 54.48250; -2.95333
 • elevation300 m (980 ft)
MouthRiver Rothay
 • location
near Ambleside, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England
 • coordinates
54°25′56″N 2°58′17″W / 54.43222°N 2.97139°W / 54.43222; -2.97139Coordinates: 54°25′56″N 2°58′17″W / 54.43222°N 2.97139°W / 54.43222; -2.97139
 • elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Length6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationRiver Rothay

Scandale Beck arises in Lake District National Park on Bakestones Moss, west of Kirkstone Pass, and flows south for much of its length of six and a half kilometers.

It flows under High Sweden Bridge,[1] a 17th-century packhorse bridge, past High Sweden Coppice and Low Sweden Coppice, before turning west for a short distance north of Papermill Coppice, and turning south to join the River Rothay east of Ambleside. The Rothay flows only a short distance south before emptying into Windermere, the largest natural lake in England.[2]

High head hydroelectric proposal[]

In August 2011, Ellergreen Hydro Ltd proposed a 900 kW high head hydroelectric scheme for Scandale Beck.[3] Despite opposition for some quarters, for example, the Angling Trust,[4] planning permission for the development was granted in April 2012.[5]

Looking upstream on the River Rothay. On the right is the mouth of Scandale Beck, flowing off the Scandale fells.

References[]

  1. ^ "High Sweden Bridge, Lakes". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Site Information: Windermere". UK Environmental Change Network. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ Ellergreen Hydro (August 2011). "Scandale Beck - 900kW, Cumbria". Ellergreen Hydro web site. Ellergreen Hydro. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ Birkinshaw, Niel (11 October 2011). "Scandal on Scandale Beck". Anglers Trust - North West Blog. Anglers Trust - North West. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Notice of grant of planning permission" (PDF). Lake District National Park. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

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