River Cover

River Cover
River Cover from St Simons Bridge
Origin	Great Hunters Sleets nr Woodale 54°11′2″N 2°1′29″W / 54.18389°N 2.02472°W / 54.18389; -2.02472
Mouth	River Ure nr Middleham 54°16′43″N 1°46′25″W / 54.27861°N 1.77361°W / 54.27861; -1.77361
Basin countries	England
Length	14 miles (22 km)
Source elevation	487 metres (1,598 ft)
Mouth elevation	98 metres (322 ft)

The River Cover is a river in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust has a remit to conserve the ecological condition of the River Cover. The river forms a limestone dale with ancient woodlands.^[1]

Course

The source of the river lies in the shake holes that are found between Buckden Pike and Great Whernside that feed many small gills, such as East Stone Gill, West Stone Gill and Downs Gill. Where these conjoined flows meet Hazel Bank Gill is where the river becomes known as the River Cover. It flows in a north-east direction past Woodale, Braidley and Horsehouse. It turns to the north north-east towards Gammersgill before returning north-east between West Scrafton and Carlton, North Yorkshire. Immediately east of Agglethorpe, the river turns east until it joins the River Ure south-east of Middleham.

Ecology

The river is home for Brown trout and Grayling.^[2]

Geology

The river runs along a U-shaped glacial valley over Great Scar limestone with Yoredale rock forming the valley sides. It is a gently meandering river with a characteristic stony channel and beaches leading to wooded low banks. The wooded areas extend up into the many gills that join the river.^[1]

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Gallery

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  River Cover from St Simons Bridge

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  River Cover

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  Stepping stones over the River Cover

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  Caygill footbridge over the River Cover

See also

• Coverdale
• Rivers of the United Kingdom

References

Sources

• Ordnance Survey Open Viewer

External links

Media related to River Cover at Wikimedia Commons