The River Cover is a river in the Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...

 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trusthttp://www.yorkshiredalesriverstrust.org.uk/index.html has a remit to conserve the ecological condition of the river Cover. The river forms a limestone dale with ancient woodlands.

Course

The source of the river lies in the shake holes that are found between Buckden Pike

Buckden Pike

Buckden Pike is a mountain at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden. At , it narrowly misses out on being the highest peak in the area, the title instead going to nearby Great Whernside...

 and Great Whernside

Great Whernside

Great Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with the better known Whernside, some to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell...

 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

Woodale

Woodale is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.The River Cover flows nearby....

, Braidley

Braidley

Braidley is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The River Cover flows nearby, and you can see the peak of Little Whernside quite well from here....

 and Horsehouse

Horsehouse

Horsehouse is a village in the Coverdale region of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. The River Cover runs near the village. Although the village is extremely small and remote, it is home to St. Botolph's Church, which is a beautifully maintained gem of a building with a vibrant...

. It turns to the north north east towards Gammersgill

Gammersgill

Gammersgill is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is about 7 miles south west of Leyburn.-External links:...

 before returning north east between West Scrafton

West Scrafton

West Scrafton is a village and civil parish within the Yorkshire Dales in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located south west of Leyburn. There is also an East Scrafton but it is only a hamlet.-External links:*...

 and Carlton, North Yorkshire

Carlton, North Yorkshire

Carlton, North Yorkshire could mean*Carlton, Hambleton or Carlton-in-Cleveland*Carlton, Richmondshire or Carlton Town*Carlton, Selby and Carlton Towers...

. Immediately east of Agglethorpe

Agglethorpe

Agglethorpe is a hamlet in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is known as Aculestorp in the Domesday Book....

, the river turns east until it joins the River Ure

River Ure

The River Ure is a river in North Yorkshire, England, approximately long from its source to the point where it changes name to the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only one of the Dales now named after a village rather than its river...

 south east of Middleham

Middleham

Middleham is a small market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales, on the north-facing side of the valley just above the junction of the River Ure and River Cover. There has been a settlement there since Roman...

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/viewer/.

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.

Tributaries

• Hem Gill Brook
• Middle Gill
• Slape Gill
• Crab Gill
• Burn Gill
• West Gill
• Lords Gill
• Ridge Gill
• Fall Gill
• Slate Gill
• Pear Tree Gill
• Short Gill
• Side Gill

• Harkers Gill
• Dixon Gill
• Arkleside Gill
• Deer Close Gill
• Hindlethwaite Gill
• Fleemis Gill
• Turn Beck
• Goodmans Gill
• Great Gill
• Clint Gill
• Thorow Gill
• Humph Gill
• South Runner
• Caldbergh Gill
• Red beck Gill

Settlements

• Woodale
• Braidley
• Arkleside
• Horsehouse
• Swineside
• Gammersgill
• West Scrafton
• Carlton
• Melmerby
• Caldbergh
• Agglethorpe
• Middleham

Crossings

• Cover Bridge
• Arkleside Bridge
• Unknown Road nr Hindlethwaite Hall
• Nathwaite Bridge
• Cavgil Footbridge
• St Simon's Bridge (footbridge)
• Coverham Bridge
• Hullo Bridge (footbridge)
• A6108 Cover Bridge

Sources

• Ordnance Survey Open Viewerhttp://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/viewer/