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358: 370: 346: 31: 334: 47: 54: 290:, 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 401: 327:
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.
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The Whillan Beck has its source at an altitude of 253 metres (830 ft) in the outflow from
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in Boot. It then flows under the track of the narrow gauge
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OS Explorer: Map of The Lake District: South-western area
297:In its lower reaches, the Whillan Beck powers the 592: 294:of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). 316:, and as a consequence the railway has named 421: 419: 593: 575:"Whillan Beck (The Train from Spain)" 416: 61:Location of the mouth within Cumbria 53: 13: 551:. 12 February 2017. Archived from 525:from the original on 23 April 2024 437:from the original on 23 April 2024 404:from the original on 23 April 2024 14: 622: 286:at Beckfoot, near the village of 368: 356: 344: 332: 52: 45: 29: 265:unitary authority of Cumberland 567: 537: 507: 479: 449: 386: 310:Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway 251:is a river in the west of the 190: • coordinates 125: • coordinates 1: 380: 105:Physical characteristics 35:The Whillan Beck at Dalegarth 318:one of its steam locomotives 241:5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) 229: • elevation 164: • elevation 7: 549:The Train From Spain Appeal 363:Railway bridge at Dalegarth 253:Lake District National Park 10: 627: 545:"Name and Livery decision" 339:The outflow from the tarn 278:that sits at the foot of 255:in the English county of 237: 227: 188: 176: 172: 162: 123: 113: 109: 104: 94: 84: 74: 69: 40: 28: 23: 16:River in Cumbria, England 168:253 metres (830 ft) 261:civil parish of Eskdale 233:40 metres (130 ft) 601:Cumbrian Esk catchment 351:Waterfall above Boot 282:. It flows into the 212:54.39167°N 3.28167°W 147:54.43028°N 3.25472°W 555:on 12 February 2017 519:www.knowledge.me.uk 208: /  143: /  85:Constituent country 467:on 17 January 2020 431:Environment Agency 325:Environment Agency 314:Dalegarth terminus 217:54.39167; -3.28167 152:54.43028; -3.25472 611:Rivers of Cumbria 461:uwmn.defra.gov.uk 245: 244: 618: 606:Eskdale, Cumbria 586: 585: 583: 581: 571: 565: 564: 562: 560: 541: 535: 534: 532: 530: 511: 505: 504: 483: 477: 476: 474: 472: 463:. Archived from 453: 447: 446: 444: 442: 423: 414: 413: 411: 409: 390: 372: 360: 348: 336: 320:after the beck. 312:just before its 303:grade II* listed 223: 222: 220: 219: 218: 213: 209: 206: 205: 204: 201: 165: 158: 157: 155: 154: 153: 148: 144: 141: 140: 139: 136: 126: 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 20: 626: 625: 621: 620: 619: 617: 616: 615: 591: 590: 589: 579: 577: 573: 572: 568: 558: 556: 543: 542: 538: 528: 526: 515:"Burnmoor Tarn" 513: 512: 508: 501: 491:Ordnance Survey 485: 484: 480: 470: 468: 457:"UK UWMN Sites" 455: 454: 450: 440: 438: 425: 424: 417: 407: 405: 398:Ordnance Survey 394:"Election Maps" 392: 391: 387: 383: 376: 373: 364: 361: 352: 349: 340: 337: 230: 216: 214: 210: 207: 202: 199: 197: 195: 194: 191: 163: 151: 149: 145: 142: 137: 134: 132: 130: 129: 124: 65: 64: 63: 62: 59: 58: 57: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 624: 614: 613: 608: 603: 588: 587: 566: 536: 506: 499: 478: 448: 427:"Whillan Beck" 415: 384: 382: 379: 378: 377: 374: 367: 365: 362: 355: 353: 350: 343: 341: 338: 331: 292:catchment area 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 231: 228: 225: 224: 192: 189: 186: 185: 180: 174: 173: 170: 169: 166: 160: 159: 127: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 107: 106: 102: 101: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 79:United Kingdom 76: 72: 71: 67: 66: 60: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 623: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 598: 596: 576: 570: 554: 550: 546: 540: 524: 520: 516: 510: 502: 500:9780319242452 496: 492: 488: 482: 466: 462: 458: 452: 436: 432: 428: 422: 420: 403: 399: 395: 389: 385: 371: 366: 359: 354: 347: 342: 335: 330: 329: 328: 326: 321: 319: 315: 311: 307: 304: 300: 295: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 272:Burnmoor Tarn 268: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 240: 236: 232: 226: 221: 193: 187: 184: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 161: 156: 128: 122: 119: 118:Burnmoor Tarn 116: 112: 108: 103: 100: 97: 93: 90: 87: 83: 80: 77: 73: 68: 48: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 578:. Retrieved 569: 557:. Retrieved 553:the original 548: 539: 527:. Retrieved 518: 509: 486: 481: 469:. Retrieved 465:the original 460: 451: 439:. Retrieved 406:. Retrieved 388: 322: 299:Eskdale Mill 296: 274:, a natural 269: 249:Whillan Beck 248: 246: 24:Whillan Beck 18: 375:At Beckfoot 215: / 150: / 595:Categories 381:References 200:54°23′30″N 135:54°25′49″N 306:corn mill 284:River Esk 203:3°16′54″W 183:River Esk 138:3°15′17″W 559:22 April 529:22 April 523:Archived 493:. 2015. 441:23 April 435:Archived 408:23 April 402:Archived 263:and the 70:Location 580:27 July 489:(Map). 471:3 April 280:Scafell 257:Cumbria 99:Cumbria 89:England 75:Country 497:  238:Length 114:Source 95:County 178:Mouth 582:2024 561:2024 531:2024 495:ISBN 473:2024 443:2024 410:2024 323:The 301:, a 288:Boot 276:tarn 247:The 267:. 597:: 547:. 521:. 517:. 459:. 433:. 429:. 418:^ 400:. 396:. 584:. 563:. 533:. 503:. 475:. 445:. 412:.

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Whillan Beck is located in Cumbria
United Kingdom
England
Cumbria
Burnmoor Tarn
54°25′49″N 3°15′17″W / 54.43028°N 3.25472°W / 54.43028; -3.25472
Mouth
River Esk
54°23′30″N 3°16′54″W / 54.39167°N 3.28167°W / 54.39167; -3.28167
Lake District National Park
Cumbria
civil parish of Eskdale
unitary authority of Cumberland
Burnmoor Tarn
tarn
Scafell
River Esk
Boot
catchment area
Eskdale Mill
grade II* listed
corn mill
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Dalegarth terminus
one of its steam locomotives
Environment Agency
The outflow from the tarn
Waterfall above Boot
Railway bridge at Dalegarth

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