Mylor Creek ( kw, Pol Scathow, meaning ''creek of boats'') is a

tidal Tidal is the adjectival form of tide. Tidal may also refer to: * ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple * Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim * TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music * Tidal (servic ...

ria A ria (; gl, ría) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Definitions Typically rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they ca ...

in south

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. It is a tributary of

Carrick Roads Carrick Roads ( kw, Dowr Carrek, meaning "rock anchorage") is the estuary of the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall in England. It joins the English Channel at its southern end near Falmouth. Geography It is a large flooded valley, or ...

, the estuary of the

River Fal The River Fal ( kw, Dowr Fala) flows through Cornwall, England, rising at Pentevale on Goss Moor (between St. Columb and Roche) and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and ...

and is situated approximately six miles (10 km) south of

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro ...

and two miles (3 km) north of Falmouth .Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth''

Geography

The creek is in Mylor

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and forms an inland tidal lake. It is approximately at its widest point and just over a mile (1.8 km) long from its tidal limit at

Mylor Bridge Mylor Bridge ( kw, Ponsnowyth) is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in Mylor civil parish at the head of Mylor Creek, about five miles north of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' Found ...

to its mouth at

Mylor Churchtown Mylor Churchtown is a coastal village in Cornwall, England. It is the church town of the ecclesiastical parish of Mylor and is situated at the mouth of Mylor Creek, approximately three miles north of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map ...

where it discharges into Carrick Roads.

Locations

* Normal Tidal Limit (NTL) at Mylor Bridge coordinates * Mouth (Mylor Harbour) coordinates

History

At the entrance to the creek was the most westerly naval dockyard and victualling station in Britain, which, at high tide, covered of water. During the second half of the 19th-century it was the base for

HMS Ganges Two ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Ganges'' after the river Ganges in India. * was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. * was an 84-gun second rate launched in ...

, a training ship for boys, and also the

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. During World War II the harbour was a base for operations conducted by the

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. It is now home to the last remaining fleet of oyster fishermen.

Recreation

Carrick Roads and Cornwall's

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coast are popular for

yachting Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called ''yachts'' for racing or cruising. Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. "Yacht" derives from the Dutch word '' jacht'' ("hunt"). With sailboats, ...

and

dinghy racing Dinghy racing is a competitive sport using dinghies, which are small boats which may be rowboats, have an outboard motor, or be sailing dinghies. Dinghy racing has affected aspects of the modern sailing dinghy, including hull design, sail materia ...

. Restronguet Sailing Club (which takes its name from

Restronguet Creek Restronguet Creek is a tidal ria in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a tributary of Carrick Roads, the estuary of the River Fal, and is situated approximately four miles (6.5 km) south of Truro and three miles (5 km) north o ...

a mile to the north) has its base at Mylor Harbour, a large yacht marina immediately north of Mylor Churchtown. Mylor Harbour website. Retrieved May 2010

References

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