Whillan Beck

Whillan Beck
Whillan Beck
	The Whillan Beck at Dalegarth
	Location of the mouth within Cumbria
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
County	Cumbria
Physical characteristics
Source	Burnmoor Tarn
• coordinates	54°25′49″N3°15′17″W / 54.43028°N 3.25472°W
• elevation	253 metres (830 ft)
Mouth	River Esk
• coordinates	54°23′30″N3°16′54″W / 54.39167°N 3.28167°W
• elevation	40 metres (130 ft)
Length	5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi)

Last updated April 25, 2024

The Whillan Beck is a river in the west of the Lake District National Park in the English county of Cumbria. Administratively, the whole of the course of the Whillan Beck lies in the civil parish of Eskdale and the unitary authority of Cumberland.^[1]

The Whillan Beck has its source at an altitude of 253 metres (830 ft) in the outflow from Burnmoor Tarn, a natural tarn that sits at the foot of Scafell. It flows into the River Esk at Beckfoot, near the village of Boot, at an altitude of 40 metres (130 ft). The beck descends 113 metres (371 ft) vertically in a horizontal distance of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). It drains much of the water falling on Scafell, either via the tarn or by a number of streams that join it further downstream, and has a catchment area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In its lower reaches, the Whillan Beck powers the Eskdale Mill, a grade II* listed corn mill in Boot. It then flows under the track of the narrow gauge Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway just before its Dalegarth terminus, and as a consequence the railway has named one of its steam locomotives after the beck.^[6]

The Environment Agency defines a Whillan Beck water body, including its catchment area and tributaries. In 2022, this water body was classified as having a good ecological status.^[2]

The outflow from the tarn
Waterfall above Boot
Railway bridge at Dalegarth
At Beckfoot

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↑ "Name and Livery decision". The Train From Spain Appeal. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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[1] "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[eawbwb-2] 1 2 "Whillan Beck". Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[3] "UK UWMN Sites". uwmn.defra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[4] OS Explorer: Map of The Lake District: South-western area (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319242452.

[5] "Burnmoor Tarn". www.knowledge.me.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[6] "Name and Livery decision". The Train From Spain Appeal. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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