Everything about River Leven Cumbria totally explained
The
River Leven (pron.
levven) is a short river in the county of
Cumbria, falling within the
historic boundaries of
Lancashire. It drains
Windermere from its southernmost point and flows for approximately eight miles (13 km) into the northern reaches of
Morecambe Bay. The upriver limit of tidal flow is close to the village of
Haverthwaite. Also at this point is to be found Low Wood Bridge which, until the coming of the railways, was the first bridging point across the river. The Leven is navigable upstream as far as Low Wood, and downstream from Windermere to
Newby Bridge.
Apart from Newby Bridge and Haverthwaite the only other settlements on the Leven are the villages of
Backbarrow and
Greenodd.
The River Leven has one significant tributary,
Rusland Pool, which drains a
substantial part of
Grizedale Forest and the
Rusland Valley into the
upper tidal section of the river. The Leven is a noted
salmon river. At
spawning time the fish can be seen jumping up the waterfalls at Backbarrow. The river is popular with kayakers due to the continuous grade III+ rapids found between Newby Bridge and Haverthwaite and a relatively stable water level sustained by
Windermere.
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