Risedale Beck is a small river that rises on Hipswell Moor, near

Catterick Garrison Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000 in 2017 and covering over 2,400 acres (about 10& ...

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. The name derives from

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as meaning either ''Risi's Valley'' (a personal name) or translated as ''a valley overgrown with brushwood''. Risedale Beck flows eastwards into Catterick Garrison as Leadmill Gill, (also known as Cottages Beck) which in turn flows into Colburn Beck, a tributary of the

River Swale The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, which becomes the River Ouse, that empties into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The river gives its name to Swaledale, the valley through which it flows. Th ...

. The length of the beck from source to the River Swale is . As the beck passes through Catterick Garrison, its northern bank forms the edge of

Foxglove Covert Foxglove Covert is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) located on Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, England and is on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The reserve was created in 1992 by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards who had just returned ...

, a nationally acclaimed nature reserve on military land. Otters have been noted at the covert and they were filmed fishing on the beck. In June 2007, the area suffered 2-months worth of rain in 48 hours. This led to the beck being swollen from what is normally a trickle to waist deep water. A British Army infantry course on their final fitness test forded the beck. One private was swept away to his death.

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