Roe Beck also known as the River Roe in its lower reaches, is a
beck
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that flows through
Cumbria
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, England. It is a lower tributary of the
River Caldew
The River Caldew is a river running through Cumbria in England.
The river rises high up on the northern flanks of Skiddaw, in the Northern Fells area of the English Lake District, and flows in a northerly direction until it joins the River ...
which it joins near Gaitsgill south of
Dalston
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. The total length of the beck including Peel Gill is and it has a
catchment
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the ...
of , which includes the area of its major tributary the
River Ive.
Course
Its headwaters rise on high ground near Hardrigg Hall between
Lamonby and
Skelton, it then flows north-west where it is joined by Peel Gill near Skelton Wood End. Other tributaries such as Whale Gill and Cockley Beck merge as it flows past Sowerby Row and Middlesceugh, where it turns northwards to meet its tributary, the River Ive near Highbridge. Beyond this confluence it is known as the River Roe, here it changes back to a north-westerly direction and is then joined by Bassen Brook before continuing through
Stockdalewath, to join the
River Caldew
The River Caldew is a river running through Cumbria in England.
The river rises high up on the northern flanks of Skiddaw, in the Northern Fells area of the English Lake District, and flows in a northerly direction until it joins the River ...
near Gaitsgill.
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Hydrology
The flow of the beck has been measured at a gauging station
A stream gauge, streamgage or stream gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water. Hydrometric measurements of water level surface elevation ("stage") and/or volu ...
in its lower reaches at Stockdalewath since 1999. The catchment area to the gauge is some 91% of the total area of the beck.[
]
See also
*List of rivers of England
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Wel ...
*Arkle Beck
Arkle Beck is the stream running through the valley of Arkengarthdale in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is a tributary of the River Swale, which it joins just past Reeth at Grinton Bridge. The beck itself has several tributaries which include: ...
– also has a minor tributary known as the Roe Beck
References
External links
Roe Beck water levels at Stockdalewath
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Roe
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2Roe