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[[File:RiverEamontAtBroughamCastle(SimonLedingham)Jun2004.jpg|thumb|250px|The River Eamont where it joins the River Lowther close to Brougham Castle]] | [[File:RiverEamontAtBroughamCastle(SimonLedingham)Jun2004.jpg|thumb|250px|The River Eamont where it joins the River Lowther close to Brougham Castle]] | ||
The '''River Eamont''' is a river in the [[Lake District]] that forms the boundary between [[Cumberland]] and [[Westmorland]] for its entire length. It is one of the major tributaries of the [[River Eden]]. | The '''River Eamont''' is a river in the [[Lake District]] that forms the boundary between [[Cumberland]] and [[Westmorland]] for its entire length. It is one of the major tributaries of the [[River Eden, Cumberland and Westmorland|River Eden]]. | ||
The river is formed by the outflow from [[Ullswater]], later augmented by Dacre Beck from Cumberland and the [[River Lowther]] which carries the water from [[Haweswater]] in Westmorland north to the Eamont at [[Penrith]]. It reaches the [[River Eden|Eden]] three miles east of Penrith. | The river is formed by the outflow from [[Ullswater]], later augmented by Dacre Beck from Cumberland and the [[River Lowther]] which carries the water from [[Haweswater]] in Westmorland north to the Eamont at [[Penrith]]. It reaches the [[River Eden, Cumberland and Westmorland|Eden]] three miles east of Penrith. | ||
*Map of the confluence with the Eden: {{wmap|54.674|-2.638|zoom=14}} | *Map of the confluence with the Eden: {{wmap|54.674|-2.638|zoom=14}} | ||
[[Category:Rivers of Cumberland|Eamont]] | [[Category:Rivers of Cumberland|Eamont]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers of Westmorland|Eamont]] | [[Category:Rivers of Westmorland|Eamont]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:24, 24 August 2015
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The River Eamont is a river in the Lake District that forms the boundary between Cumberland and Westmorland for its entire length. It is one of the major tributaries of the River Eden.
The river is formed by the outflow from Ullswater, later augmented by Dacre Beck from Cumberland and the River Lowther which carries the water from Haweswater in Westmorland north to the Eamont at Penrith. It reaches the Eden three miles east of Penrith.
- Map of the confluence with the Eden: 54°40’26"N, 2°38’17"W