Killington Beck

Killington Beck

Killington Beck is a stream or in Cumbria, England about 15 km long. It starts at a height of about 300 m on Lambrigg Fell between Kendal and Sedbergh.

About one kilometre from its source it is dammed and forms the Killington Reservoir or Killington Lake. This was completed in 1819 to supply the Lancaster Canal. There is no aqueduct; the reservoir merely controls the flow in the beck. A small dam about 10 km downstream near Crooklands diverts water into the canal.

By this time, the beck has become the Peasey Beck which joins the River Bela near Milnthorpe and that in turn joins the River Kent.

The reservoir offers fishing for rainbow and brown trout and of coarse fish: pike, tench, bream. Day tickets are available and the lake easily accessible from the M6 motorway. It is prohibited to enter the beck without a ticket and violaters will be prosecuted by the local officials.

External links

* [http://www.lancaster-canal.co.uk/facts.htm Lancaster Canal]


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