Fell Beck
| Fell Beck | |
|---|---|
 Fell Beck above Gaping Gill | |
| Basin | |
| River mouth | 54°08′58″N 2°22′57″W / 54.1495°N 2.3826°WCoordinates: 54°08′58″N 2°22′57″W / 54.1495°N 2.3826°W |
| Progression | Wenning, Lune |
| River system | Lune |
Gaping Gill - the natural cave shaft that Fell Beck runs through.
Fell Beck is a stream located near the foot of Ingleborough, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is notable for the fact that it runs into Gaping Gill, the second-largest natural cave shaft in the UK (after Titan).[1] As it falls down the shaft for 110 metres it is the tallest unbroken waterfall in the UK.[2] It later emerges as Clapham Beck in Beck Head Cave. This was proven by fluorescent dye tests many years ago, but only confirmed by cave divers in the 1983.[2] At times it is blocked off by a temporary dam to allow members of the public to descend the shaft on a winch.[3]
Beyond the village of Clapham, Clapham Beck flows into the River Wenning, which in turn flows into the River Lune and thence to the Irish Sea.
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